If you are a residential agent with no commercial experience, you can't just list a gas station for sale without understanding the environmental implications.

@Sandra Holt a couple of suggestions from someone also new to commercial from residential.1) Are you going to do a phase 1 environmental?

I recommend Lead Probe or ARC environmental.

If it does pass you move to engineering , and environmental and building design .

I spoke to a demo contractor and they estimated that demolition of the interior could be anywhere from $60k-$100k and could be as much as $200k if there are environmental issues (Asbestos) which there assuredly are.

After reading Avery Carl's excellent STR book, it sounds like it is with a good bit of automation, but I always try to be conscious of when I'm home from work, be present with my family.- Outside of non-normal circumstances, what is the average amount of time estimated per week managing an STR (30 minutes according to the book, is that realistic)?

Those fees are allocated to the appraisal, environmental reports, and legal fees so it's a much easier pill to swallow.

Also, the more and's you insist on having, the harder it will be for you to find deals that meet your conservative criteria (but the safer those fewer deals will be) ... at some point you won't buy anything, so there is a balance that needs to happen there which is fine so long as it is a conscious act of compromises.

Typically environmental engineering firm?

I'm not scared of a little renovation, but I need to be conscious about location.