I can tell that you and Joe Westin have had the petal to the metal for a good portion of your lives to accumulate like you have.

A crossbow pistol in the 80 pound range ($40 on Amazon), blue draw string, powerful directional light, and a metal snake.

Questions regarding photos :Are the stairs metal ?  

Aluminum will not rust and you may need to go with a thicker metal to avoid damaging them when you put a ladder on them. 

Do good due diligence and then determine if it is a good deal.Most new commercial construction gets built to a gray or green shell (the metal studs and insulation exposed or a layer of drywall unfinished) so that the tenant can do the build out (finish it according to their needs).

We did purchase the property for cash, and then immediately started the financing process afterwards.Because we met all the requirements for the delayed financing exemption, we were able to get up to our initial investment, but no more.Hope that helps!

Metal roofs last a long time .  

Are there brick ties (metal clips) connected back to the framed structure?

People who keep their life savings in a bank account paying 0.01% interest are going to be disappointed when they retire years or decades later because the purchasing power of their money will not have kept up with inflation.But precious metals are not the only way to hedge against inflation.

A stock/bonds/mutual funds and other “financial type assets” in pre or post tax investment accountsB Real EstateC starting a businessD metals, collectibles, etcE other?