Our strip malls are loosing the anchor stores and all the small spaces are vacant and have been for some time now.

So far, the biggest commitment has come from Whole Foods, which plans to occupy a large retail space as the anchor store.

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tell him to call the home buyers and get a number so he gets anchored low

As a broker my book is predominately more on the institutional side with power centers and grocery anchored centers.

Keep in mind most brokers and sellers of all kinds with start with a high anchor price. 

I think they are anchoring low and seeing where you stand and your thought process.

I analyzed the property and when I determined their payoff and my comfort with exposure, I anchored them with a purchase price below their mortgage payoff if I was to do the flip myself knowing they would say no, but I had built rapport with them and new I was still safe.

So like once a quarter I would start looking for properties, find 1-2 anchor properties and put them under contract with a 60 day closing. 

From a Navy family, Anchors Away my friend.