@Carson Plant a good Property Manager will protect your property, protect your income stream, and reduce your headaches.

They make their own little doggy fences, plant all sorts of flowers, and make it their home.

@Kyle Plants - ah that's good to know. correct, the realtor confirmed that tenants pay their own utilities.

@Evan Hooks I live in richmond but i work throughout the hopewell/ colonial heights/ richmond area... the unfortunate thins about hopewell is how much of the local economy depends on Advan6 (the large chemical plant)...

Here is some advice, rip out all the plants put down black plastic to prevent weeds from growing and plant plastic plants.

But still would pass because I assume most oil and gas will begin to dry up when dems take over (Im fine with that) but...Im also in east TX and West TX near Universities and a big food processing plant.

To add, you can get a maintenance audit which makes recommendations for physical plant repairs and replacements, that should be the biggest cost should a tenant vacate.

Hi Todd,That's an attractive looking building.Find a good stable tenant, and possibly offer some of the build out needed (if you have to--you may not have to).Just from a first glance, some tenants that come to mind would be:1) Auto Insurance Office.2) Pizza shop, owner operator, take out and delivery only.3) Dental Office (probably with a repaint to tan with brown trim or etc...).4) Dry Cleaner, drop off and pick up, where clothes are sent to main plant elsewhere by truck.5) Daycare, with attractive fencing if outside play area and parking are both available.6) Local Government or local utility branch office for payments.7) Meeting hall for the town Elks, Moose, VFW, Masons, etc...8) Realtors office.9) PO Box Rentals.10) Co-working space.11) Local Trendy Coffee house.12) Office HQ for your local Democrat or Republican or other party.Good Luck!

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs.https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investmentshttps://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbusLet me know how I can help! 

Go to drought resistant small plants that grow slow and are native to your area—leave lots of space between so you can put in flowers when staging.Find a small landscaper who owns and works their business with a tight route.