@Patsy Waldron Part of my motivation in these posts is because these will be only semi-negotiated deals.  

I use whatever I have on my shelf that is the correct sheen (semi-gloss in a kitchen, obviously) and goes well with the counters, flooring and cabinets.Get quality mis-tints when you're at the box store.  

I would say 15% of the area is worth owning a property. 30% of the area I would need a .357 magnum to be in the area.  30% of the area I would want a AR-15 semi automatic with extended clip, maybe a grenade and a wing man experienced in martial arts in case we have to go hand to hand combat. 

I see it in virtually every mid western city I work in and I work in all the major one's 1 to 2 million or more in the metroplex.So in our fair city Portlandia  which has NO sprawl and a critical shortgage of land.. any major shopping type center that is not economically viable.. it would be bull dozed and another use would come right in behind it... there are also shifts to these semi open air malls  as well.. there is a brand new one , or maybe 7 to 8 years old on the north side of Jackson MS... the old malls on the south side of town are all closed and boarded unless there is a Baptist church in them.I have seen some cool new design's in KC lately... things change  and the strip mall and mall will change nothing ever stays the same

I mentioned seller financing and he is semi-open to it.

We focused on easy to turnover units (standardized semi gloss paint, Allure floors, etc. )  About half of our units are filled with single people.  

I'm just wondering how can i search and find brokers that can help me in my semi-unique criteria.criteria - I am out of state from the property and it is a MFA. 

Lets use a semi-real example, I just bought a house all-in for $60K.

Any thoughts on staying semi-local (Hartford, Providence, Philadelphia) where the taxes may make it less cost prohibitive than NY?

I thought I'll share my experience so others can get insight into this semi-complicated process.