@tom @Tom Henderson for smaller markets I always look to see if there's a McDonalds and WalMart and, if so, how long have them been there for.

I had the opportunity to buy a 120,000 sf vacant wal-mart on 13 acres for $600,000 to convert to storage, and I passed because the market was bad. 

I'd love to share this deal as it solidifies:- 40 pad on roughly 8 acres- 15 pads are vacant with no mobile homes- $790K asking- Within 10 miles to a super Walmart- Rent per unit is from $375 - $500- Run rate of about 110,000 in revenue, expenses is about 33% of revenue ~$36000, NOI is about $74,000.

Most people would avoid the Wal Mart aisle if one was in there. 

If it's a good tenant give them a gift card to walmart.  

A little $25 starbucks gift card, or bottle of wine won't do anything, if anything it might be too personal, they might not like starbucks or wine and would have preferred $25 to walmart.     

There's a walmart down the street.

@Tony Stancato Yeah so this is very similar to what I look for when I'm scouting for an apartment building for my investment group.We look at:Schools in the areaShopping/Restaurants - if a walmart or brand name coffee shop is nearby its usually a good signCrime rates (use trulia)Is the population trending or down?

Greetings @Janet Lee,I really enjoyed the founder of Wal-Mart's biography. 

My town has a population of about 35k with a wal mart, a mall with a movie theater, and some major stores.