Wanted to start a thread and hopefully gain some insight into folks who have purchased automotive dealership lot/store fronts and leased them out? 

Now, if real estate is something you do want to do, that's a different store.

Copper is expensive, you want to use pex (and make sure they don't buy the cheap stuff from the big box store).

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Such an income must meet three requirements:Rents outpace inflation: Every time you go to the store, it takes more money to buy the same goods.

Maybe that is not the case today, but I have always favored tanked WHs, especially on my own homes.Most people may not care about this, but.....in the event of a disaster, if you have a tanked WH, you will have 40-50 gal of stored accessible water at your disposal.

It can also be used to track and pay mortgages, taxes, insurance, and other expenses.How to get it: The Empower app is available from the App Store for iOS devices or Google Play for Android devices.Cost: Free2.

If you want to buy, give a couple Sears Outlets a call, they normally have a couple sets around and since they likely sit for a decent amount of time the store might be motivated to drop the price a bit to move it.

We spent about $9,500 on furnishings including furniture, electronics, kitchenware, bedding, towels, etc. for our 2/2 condos.For market pricing, I collect LTR data from BP rent calculator and multiply by 1.5x.

Yes they sometimes get on the furniture, but we let the owners know that one of the ottoman's in the living room as a full compliment of furniture covers for all the couches and chairs.