Also, in terms of flooring for the storefront what material would be best in terms of money and quality? 

and, have good, to very good, vetted property teams in different metros, and detailed quality standards.

With a quality relationship they will just continue to get better and better.Example: I met this local lady.

I learned that in order for my investing business to be successful I needed three important ingredients: (1) Money (2) Quality contractors (3) Off market properties.That led me to concentrated on finding deals that the numbers worked within, even with rates at 12%+ and up to 4 points for short-term money, and in areas where quality contractors wanted to do work.

There is no hard grading system on investment properties so “Class D” would be a subjective term but ideally it would refer to the “state/condition” of the property, “quality/affordability” of the tenant base and the “rent/income” it could provide.  

Milwaukee is probably still one of the better markets for cash flow, but you have to buy quality and if you are financed (not 100% cash) then slightly better than breaking even in the first few years is a pretty good result.

I see both sides of the fenceAs a consumer I am usually more than annoyed when I get offshored.As a business owner, the Phillipines do offer some quality people with experience at a discount. 

If I own out of state it would only be an A property I would not own anything of lesser quality

This rapid lease-up highlights the strong demand for quality office space in the region.Germany: Alstria Office REIT Faces Pressure to Maintain REIT StatusAlstria Office REIT, owned by Brookfield, must increase its public float from 4.6% to 15% to retain its REIT status.

Your earn it in this business and once you have some years in and your getting your business by referral like she does it does get easier at least on the marketing end she has not advertised in say 20 years all of her business just comes to her based on her quality of work with her clients. 2 years ago she was number one agent out of 600 HUNDRED agents and she does not have a team..