However, this time, with stronger financial backing, the family is hoping to regain control and potentially monetize their 350 locations, including the flagship Seattle store and Nordstrom Rack outlets.The outcome remains uncertain, but this bold move could shape Nordstrom’s future in a challenging retail environment.

Regarding the $1,275 placement fee, I don't think that's too unusual but read your PM agreement and dispute it if it's not included therein, or if it is, challenge it since it took them so long to place a tenant.  

Given the uncertain macroeconomic environment, I'd also really like to find a market where multiple investment strategies can be used to mitigate risk should I need to pivot quickly.

Thank you for confirming that it is unusual.

Hello everyoneI am relatively new to being a landlord and today I had very unusual situation that I don't exactly know how to tackle.I own a 3 story building with poor attic insulation and during the summer the attic gets very hot, since there is only one window the tenant can only have 1 AC unit that can't cool the entire place down.

Its not unusual that your insurance premium jumped, but I’m wondering if the jump was so drastic only because you switched to a landlord policy, or if its because your insurance policy is renewing and taking into account increased costs of labor and materials.

Outlets may be two pole wiring (wouldn't be unusual in a 107 year old house). 

@Rob Chopra if they didn't do anything more than their original quote, yes, that would be unusual.

There is no way I know of to "look up" the members of the LLC unless that state has some unusual reporting requirements. 

Sorry for taking so long, but I've been having my own growing pains.One of the things we're not really looking closely at is the hyperlocality of Pittsburgh, a fundamental understanding of the unusual nature of this place and how, through insularity and other factors, it tends to punish long-distance investors.