I got a quote for 8K sft retail from a construction company for around $120/sft, this includes site prep, utilities, metal building erection, exterior finishes, interior insulation etc (basically build the shell from scratch).

They require a site plan to get that started.Has anyone had any experience with this and have done it successfully?

Happy to send over some resources on why Columbus is a great real estate market to invest in.

We had a few hiccups with the timing of contractors on site and it lead to a 4 to 6 week delay.

I'll keep you in mind for the work mentioned on your site.

There are some great resources already in here (@Tanner Lewis is great and so is Avery at the Short Term Shop). 

The Bigger Pockets community and podcast has been a major resource and mentor in helping me learn the ropes of real estate investing. 

Keep in mind this is sponsor-provided material, not something that the site discovered through research, nor verified. 

On top of that, I watched Zach and Rick’s videos, which are great resources and completely free.

I tried getting heloc from my large bank, However I was denied due to my income. if you can't get the credit lines for some reason from your bank then they have resources for that, even their own cpa you can use for a fee.