I am truly grateful to have stumbled upon this thread, and I would greatly appreciate the insights and feedback on my case from @Chris Seveney, @Scott Mac, @Evan Polaski, and especially @Brian Burke , whom I had the pleasure of learning more about by reading his books.

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Abhishek Sahni, at the surface level, real estate investing is real estate investing.  

@Evan Polaski the last part actually alludes to what I am still not clear on.

@Sean Ross That's a gold mine of info.

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Jamal L., it has been a while since I was working full time in the retail world, but what Michael outlined was typical when I was in the space.The only reason I could see having to pay anything during your buildout would be if this is a high demand space.  

Quote from @Evan Polaski: Or are you looking to buy larger deals yourself, and simply want to make sure you are not loosing money?

@Sean Ross  Yes, if outside of CA minimal management. 

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Dean Valadez, it sounds like you are probably trying to combine a lot of different things into one.From a technical accounting standpoint, it seems like you are trying to combine some form of Income Statement and Statement of Cash Flows.  

Quote from @Share Ross: Congrats on your path to wealth @Diana Mulvihill! 

Quote from @Sean Ross: Quote from @Nathan Frost: Hi, I have two properties that I am looking to sell but once to use the profits wisely.