There is an abundance of them in Toronto with the majority acting as sales façades for "gurus"!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CARQUESTAdvance owns CARQUEST.As I said before dollar stores tend to be in sub-standard locations and have a brick façade with 3 sides metal.

The entire perimeter of the building required 2x6 framing with blocking that are epoxy attached to the outside wall, effectively making it a facade.

The key is to find the right size and shape building ('floor plate' is the industry term) at a price well below replacement cost and assume that the only salvageable part is the building shell and sometimes only the facade.

Look at each house and write down what neighborhood they're in, how many square feet they are, how many bedrooms and bathrooms, their age, exterior facade, look at the property condition report and look at the listed price.

Classic craftsmanship, awesome facades and just incredible details.

Yes I thought the final loan after renovations would probably be classified as residential but just wanted to make sure...The current zoning does allow for commercial to residential conversions, but the commercial storefront/façade needs to stay.

Then dig deeper into those listings to find additional sources of equity creation, like: a garage that can be converted to an ADU down the road, a decrepit but easily improvable facade, a large 2-bedroom that could be converted to a 3-bedroom down the road, etc.Where in LA do you live and work?

Also after the foundation was fixed, we discovered that the lift also cracked the brick facade on the exterior.

Not only was the facade in horrible disrepair, but patient access was sketchy with drop offs where the sidewalk slabs met the soil / landscaping (if you could call it that!)