When you make more than a couple changes to an existing lease, it gets messy.

Barbara and Wendy,Thanks for the quick replies.There were several reasons the property did not sell for the appraised value (which worked out great for me):  it was a probate sale; the listing real estate agent considers himself a pro photographer but his photos were terrible...blurry,  bad lighting, rooms were messy w/food left out, etc., so it was very run down looking; the executor and lien holders wanted the unit sold as quickly as possible and did not care for how much as long as the it was enough to satisfy all the lien holders.  

Might be a messy construction process so potentially time it up when you have a vacancy in at least 1 unit.

I own a small business and my wife and I have a decent amount of assets and florida is a recourse state and that path seems more messy and risky to other things we have going on so we never really pursued it very seriously.Thanks in advance for reading and any input!

Even if you think 70% might be neat and tidy and not make a mess (a hugely inflated number) how much damage do you think one messy painter can cause to your property?

It was a mess. I

It's been a mess. I

In order to qualify for a loan using that income usually they’d all have to be on the loan which can get very messy.  

Will be many years befor the housing shortage mess is cleared up if at all.

If I ever buy another commercial property, I will make sure that it is surrounded by very nice commercial buildings, but after this mess, I don't think that I will do this again.....