Hi Alan,My colleague Matt Coates who specializes in Convenience Stores has an answer to your question:Pros – advantage of utilizing accelerated depreciation (consult with your accountant before making an investment decision based on this); e-commerce proof (no one is going to get gas delivered to their front door; even if they did, they would pay a substantially premium for it, not to mention the purchased gas would likely be coming from the gas station anyway); recession proof; generally well-located assetsCons – potential environmental issues (some tenants are, per the lease in place with the Landlord, responsible for any potential environmental issues that may arise; e.g. 7-Eleven); highly competitive market; usually pay above market rents due to potential of ground contamination down the line (therefore, if the tenant vacates the site, you would likely be faced with a situation where you could not replace the rent)Also, Matt Coates said he would be happy to speak with you over the phone about any questions you have about investing in convenience stores and gas stations, so feel free to reach out to me and I can give you his contact information.

Mrs Trump is NOT waiting for a tax check to buy her next fox fur coat, but a working family will use a tax check to buy new shoe for their kid....

I like to put the planks that are a bit thicker 7-8mm with an attached pad to it. 

That winter coat you found on the clearance rack?

He showed me a spot above the garage door where he proudly told me it took him 3 coats of paint to cover the water stains.It turns out this whole community has a builder defect that involves the fascia and the sealing of the "envelope" - still not sure what that means but basically water has encroached in between the masonry and the concrete block and staining is noticeable over the overhead garage door and only on that wall.

Put in a prefinished oak handrail or buy one and put a few coats of polyurethane on it.

Sorry for the rant, but I feel that all the sugar coating and *** kissing that goes on in these circles someone needs to share the other side of the story.

They completed the work so fast, with a couple of walls having three coats because they "weren't happy how it looked", that I had them repaint the foyer, living room and do outside trim that I really hadn't planned on doing.

Yes, do it now because doing it later will coat your nice clean bedroom with wet cement dust.

We are considering to put on a spray foam flat roof covered with a silicone coating.