My objective is to buy about an acre of land, that is already leveled, access is being done, and utilities are going to be 5 feet from the property; and then build 3-4 shell retail spots on my plot, owner occupy one of them with a business and lease out the others.I am meeting with a developer this weekend, but have some wrong numbers regarding the average cost of building a shell space. 

No right or wrong answer here of course but I'm a fan of it.

@Cheryl Gilmartin are you saying that Anderson Business Advisors are in bed with Elite/RDPD, or am I reading your comment wrong?

So you could pay cash for a nice little STR.1) There's nothing wrong with sitting on some equity.

.✅ Radon is a radioactive gas that is released from granite into the soil that is known to cause cancer, and can leach right into your home.✅ Any home built before 1980, likely has cast iron or clay sewer lines which will deteriorate over time.These issues can be avoided.

Most brokerages I interviewed and know of don't even take on part-time agents because it is such a liability if you are not educated on the ever-changing laws and forms and you do something wrong within a transaction.

an inspector will tell you everything wrong with a property, from the minor to the major. so if the inspection report finds a bunch of electrical issues, yes, you'd need an electrician to tell you whether they are $200 fixes or $2000. 

There's nothing wrong with you.

I offer to return half because the buyer the one who has wronged me but I dont need to fight over a few grand so half is fine both partys are unhappy but we move on.  

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.