And absolutely don't pay retail. 

It has been my path to financial independence, but I mostly am not looking in San Diego currently and I get many off market offerings daily (so even below retail the hold is cash negative).  

In my experience strictly med buildings are generally developed in the same way as part of a campus or off the path a bit from the main retail corridor, so it really is only suited for that use. 

If you have less money than will need to look into retail condo investing and mom and pop type stuff.

Next the investor: Investors will not pay retail for these assets because there are no barriers of entry and they can complete the same process you completed given the abundance of distressed assets available in these markets.

HostGPO has a 50% off Helix (Retail Prices) offer with free shipping.

Self storage will have different networks and nuances than multifamily or office or retail.  

I tagged 4 other BP members I knew and layed out the mission and that was to buy renovate to retail standards a home in the mid west ..

My background really comes more from construction and development in residential and retail construction.

That didn’t kill the business, but it made possible the growth of discount stock brokers, who now dominate retail trading.