Feel free to PM me if you'd like to talk options.

The building is now vacant in the bottom portion including by sister's business.

No offense, but to me the excessive formality and pleasantries feel like there's something you're trying to make up for.

Now as I stated I'm not a agent but I do feel confident in this here friend. 

Alos don't feel bad.

For legal, we can provide you a list of attorneys out there who do this and my recommendation is to interview them to see which one you feel works best for you.

Next Mortgage Note will include full loss of interest on the investment property for the GCDid you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

. - That's how people feel heard and important.2.

That cost is for 17-18 piers - this was consistent between the 4 contractors we got bids form and we are waiting on a response from the engineer about how many he feels are necessary.  

I've talked to lots of California and a few NYC investors that have lost money (including myself) who bought inexpensive properties in the Midwest mostly and a few in the South (Class C is volatile). - some strategies I've seen California investors use to lessen negative cash flow: house hacking, mid-term rentals (people temporarily displaced from home renovation or insurance reasons like fire), rent by the room, Short Term Rentals. - The ultimate house hack, live in the small ADU unit and rent out the two levels of the main house on AirBnb in San Francisco (I would have thought STRs are oversaturated in S.F. but it worked for them and they stay fully booked).