Another issue is the gas station includes a liquor store so opening a new company to buy out business would mean losing the age of liquor license which may be beneficial in the future if they pass a law on permitting more liquor licenses to existing holders. 

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.

Also hard to miss on an investment here (with right corner or course ;) )

Toward the end of the due diligence period we received the final piece of critical info to make our decision: a lease agreement for a cell tower on the corner of the property.

I'm not saying to cut corners, just prioritize based on the list and go from there.

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

I don't want to be a needy, unreasonable client but I would like to work with someone who I feel like is in my corner and trying to help me move forward.

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.