Hi all,Seeking an attorney to assist with a purchase of a facility (combined car wash/self storage facility) in west Dayton - Drexel, Dayton to be specific.

@Lindsey Hughey we want stick to class A. We

Someone from the company should perform a site visit of the property to do a thorough analysis and ensure eligible components are identified accurately.Licensure and experience: The firm should have licensed tax specialists and engineers and this is recommended by the IRS.Experience with your specific type of property: Not every property is treated the same whether it be office buildings, self-storage, restaurants, gas stations, mobile home parks, residential properties, multi-family, or car washes.

They wash up great, don't lint after the first couple washes and hold up really well.We have towels that are 5 years old still in the rotation and still look and work great.I will say that washing towels to keep them nice takes a slightly different tack.

The best part was he wanted a 90 day due diligence. 

Washing machines constantly broken.

Once all the fees were added, it was a wash.  

@Wes Holmes Just to add a bit more meat to the bone of what others have said:It's standard practice for hard money lenders to require a personal guarantee, but once you have significant experience under your belt, lenders are sometimes willing to drop the requirement for a slight decrease in leverage and/or increase in rate.Regarding extra collateral, lenders sometimes ask for this if the deal is too high risk for them as-is, but you have significant equity in other properties that make it wash.

In CA, landlords provide microwave, ove, dish-washer, washing/drying machine and gardening.Let me know what you think.

When I listed concerns of flagrant lease violations, gone unchecked (derelict vehicles, unregistered large breed dogs who are not picked up after, garbage scattered out in the yard, piles of debris; old tires, tv, kitchen sink, broken wheel barrow, all sitting out in plain sight for a month or more), wash machine drain hose running out a window and draining into the lawn.