I understand using the 1% rule of thumb to see if a property is worth looking into deeper as well as the 50% rule of thumb to see if the property cash flows after mortgage is paid.

Feel free to reach out if you wanna dip your toes a bit deeper.

Look for one that will dig deeper - they can't look inside walls but aside from that they can look at attics, crawl spaces and etc.

That being said, I would not listen to anything they might say re expenses or conditions, etc, rather I would dig deeper - someone knows what's going on with this parcel, right? 

@Carlos Enriquez complain to broker .. 0ther wise suck it up and move on.. cost of attorney for these minor nusiances deals will cost you more than you can gainI just have to laugh at all these folks that think getting an attorney is going to solve your problem when in fact it will put you deeper in the holeyou get an attorney when there is real money involved and the seller has MONEY or insurances otherwise you will get another education in what not to do

Its hard to give concrete tips without knowing a little more about the situation, but I've presented numerous times in similar type scenarios, and here are some of the things I've learned:know the numbers ahead of time, but don't throw numbers at them unless they ask (some people need to sit with big concepts before delving into math.  

To dive deeper though, let’s walk through the specific markets.

Maybe, BP needs to designate a site just for Newbie's and make another one for the Pro's to expound on their endless knowledge together.Actually the thread goes deeper than this vs that.

Dig a little deeper looking further into the 12 or so methods of inquiring properties and soon so many people want to sell you their program for that method or others.  

In down turns businesses get more conservative and open less locations and put resources into pumping more sales at existing stores, streamlining processes, and doing some re-imaging.If you are a new developer then yes on retail strip centers lender want to see some pre-leasing percentages ahead of time to show demand before construction happens.Experienced developers with deeper pockets and more experience with a track record some lenders will waive it.