However most businesses need additional trade references that will grant credit and report to the credit agencies.Some helpful business sites on building business credit: * Wells Fargo Small Business - Loans and Lines - Comparison Chart * Report on the Role and Function of Credit Rating Agencies * FTC FACTS * D&B Small Business SolutionsSome of my students have use this site with some luck (I know nothing about the service)Business cash advance - http://www.amerimerchantcapital.comSome other help tools * National Business Association http://www.nationalbusiness.org * Small Business Information Center/Research http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/industry.htm * Urban Redevelopment Authority http://www.ura.gov.sg/ * Black Enterprise Online http://www.blackenterprise.com * National Black Business Trade Association http://www.nbbta.org/ * National Black Chamber of Commerce Inc. http://www.nationalbcc.org * Small Business Information Center/Franchise http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/SBIC/franchise.htm * Unites States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce http://www.ushcc.com * KeyBank's Website Women Focus Section http://www.key.com/women * National Education Center for Women in Busines http://www.e-magnify.com

Retail on Broad Street still has a lot of empty stores but in the last 8 or so years, there has been a small resurgence, thanks to the local chamber of commerce (and no thanks to city council, imo).  

:I have felt for years this forum turned into a BRRRR echo chamber and that Bigger Pockets was encouraging morale hazard. 

Find out where jobs are going, call the chamber of commerce and see how white collar jobs in particular are changing.

@Erica M Chambers charge what the market will bear.  

@Melba Chambers many thanks!

The City Chamber of Commerce owns it and is very anxious to get out of the property management business.

Keela Chambers if you haven't already you may want to set up a keyword alert for Charlotte.

I would stay away from vape shops as a tenant.

As I was doing that the county restructured and property taxes went way up killing most of my profit on the ones I hadn't sold yet.So I would probably not try that again unless there were external forces I knew about that were already working to change the area.My suggestion would be to get very familiar with the local government and chamber of commerce in the area and see what is going on.