@Cam Schumacher no one responded on BP.

Doing deals costs money so spending less on education at this stage is what I would recommend.They say that reading about sex and having sex are completely different.

Take a look at what kind of TI allowance or if they're NNN lease or if there's CAM charges people are using.2.

If you Google them and their home offices are in Utah stay away.Be wary,Cam Stewart

The US economy will naturally expand through sex and immigration, so at some point, despite how rubbish the market is, there will be a natural tendency to start seeing new house builds at some point.

I am one half of an interracial same sex couple and have dealt with this at two different smaller apartment complexes where the other residents were white office people in their 40s-50s. we both worked evenings and nights and lived on the second floor in the corner.

Don't get me wrong, some couples are so in-tune they can run a business together no problem but many are not 100% and partnering with them or making strong time/$$$ demands from them cam strain and ruin the relationship, it's not worth it.Bottom line, nothing wrong with asking for support, be ready to present your business plan but you are not asking anything other than support.

I cam across a good post on BP last night that stated tenants who are adamant on paying a year of rent in advance can often spell trouble.Congrats and best of luck!

Now, the current lease is expiring and we need to raise the rent closer to market rates.We are not using a broker for this transaction so we don't have someone with real-time access to the market rates.Are there any free resources for mom/pop CRE owners that can help me ascertain current market lease rates and CAM charges?

Pay to have an inspection done with a written report.Pay to have a contractor walk the area (and possibly an electrician, and a plumber) and give you an estimate (in writing).Pay to have a sewer cam inspection done if the above seems financially viable.Look for easement issues, and title issues.Consider if fixes will kill off grandfathered building codes and force you to upgrade to current code.As has been said above, consider if fire abatement must be installed.How is the chimney liner, that should be looked at too, if you have to use the chimney.There will also probably be cost and time over runs during  the project due to it's size, and the coordination of trades and inspections needed.Now lets talk about the amount of fixup needed.