There are good reasons to have a local agent working for you though, they might bring you deals you missed or where otherwise unaware of they also ideally can function to double check everything to make sure everything is handled correctly and finally the very best agents also have great relationships with vendors and can help you through the whole process. 

Been an owner for 4-5 years, learned quite a few things already, among which is that a commercial kitchen is not something to be made or modified lightly - it has to be properly designed and properly made in order to function well.So I have this retail store of about 1100 sqft that someone wants to take for a small coffee shop with the ability to bake.My question is where do I start searching for someone to design/compute small walk-in cooler, grease trap, vent-a-hood, stove and HVAC on top of that so all this could become useable without anyone getting burned.From my past experience I have local mexican crews who can do any and all of the listed things and they'd do them relatively well except they won;t ever be designed to actually work well together.On the other end of the spectrum I've worked with american general contractors and they tend to cost 2-3 times the Mexican crews and, at least in my case, ended up delivering about same end result (in all fairness it was only kitchen remodeling, not design from ground up; but statement stands valid and I was able to later do almost the same at literally third of the cost).Your expertise is appreciated.

A working roof is a working roof - if the roof is still functional and you don't think it will split open in a storm or fly away in a hurricane (when all bets are off regardless), just repair and build capital expenses.

(I used the search function to find a couple of posts with suggested Title companies).

If I click on the "Contracts" section, there is no search functionality. 

No, there shouldn't be a rooster at the property that attacks the appraiser, and yes the utilities should be on and functional when the appraiser shows up.

(AA) "Associate broker" means an individual licensed as a real estate broker under this chapter who does not function as the principal broker or a management level licensee.

Perhaps a single family with just a basement Nanny suite where there is no fully functional kitchen, i.e., no stove ? 

I am in the process of transferring to the new, more functional one that has way more bells and whistles. 

It's as much a function of opportunity cost as it is simply looking at an individual asset's performance.$1000 rent is $12000 annual with $4k - $6K in Taxes and insurance