Having a partner can help you obtain the credit and financing power you may require to get started, but be careful not to abuse it and become upside down in your venture.

If supposed smart store people can do that it doesnt have a hope or a prayer to standing up to tenant abuse.

This being said, these are also the most complicated, often misunderstood and frequently abused loan programs on the planet---don't consider it unless you fully comprehend the math and consequences.

The seller's agent told me the bank put a receivership in place and they aren't doing much as far as renting out the place.There is a bus line nearby, and a few stores within walking distance.

When stuff is free, people will figure out a way to abuse it.What about your common area electrical usage?

hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLD_en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=1&q=neil+helmkay&spell=1 Of particular interest was this article where he sexually assulted a women, slashed two by-standers, and beat another guy over the head with a mailbox he pulled out of the ground: http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?

Any psychology book or common sense even will tell you, if you pay for water, gas or electricity, they will abuse the crap out of it.

However, they are only paying about 50% of rent due so that balance keeps growing, and I fear they are abusing the system.

Contractor's take too much abuse from property owners.

I found this to be abused in the past.