@Loren Thomas I'm not familiar with the area your in, but id look for a warehouse district in a not so good part of town where you can either rent a small space or share a space with someone.

(Refrigeration - Not Cannabis) (shame on you;)  (well we are in Oregon)We are buying a manufacturing and refrigeration warehouse with at least $10M worth of older equipment that we cannot use.  

It's in the woods where temperatures can freeze, so it's very common for people to shut off the water to the home if they are going to be away for any period of time.

When I worked in commercial, I managed some mixed use spaces (commercial or retail in some spaces and usually apartments above) or just commercial spaces (warehouses, industrial, or retail) .

Steel conducts the outside temperature to the inside of the structure in a less efficient manner than wood framing does.

Also the average lazy investor stays home due to the low temperature or snowfall.

Made by Moda tile but rebranded for Kaiser, about $2.50-$3.50 (12x24) a foot a lot of it on hand in the warehouse.

As years have gone by i have moved into a warehouse line of credit and have a few private lenders as well.   

Property has five apartments, retail stores at ground level as well as separate small warehouse/office.

He is working through a commercial loan broker who said he has a term sheet from Zions Bank to refinance his 100% occupied office/warehouse in Dallas, Texas.