Hello fellow BP members,Potential Cleveland investor here, and I've been reading loads of blogs and forums on BP and attending various local meetings, in hopes of finding a starting point that suits me, and I may have potentially found one.

It's on a main street with loads of traffic and exposure.  

Seriously, what a load of you know what!

I'm right there with ya Lauren Bateman (regarding the slightly discouraged part).I'm a complete newb so my words don't pull much weight but from my conversations and just basic research...

The same recommendation from a prior landlord who has no dog in the fight would carry a lot more weight with me. 

As much as I struggle to identify markers for it, I think that what @George Gammon said holds some weight.  

Then the local Council and the electric company demanded a shed load of money for the future costs of moving power lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the passage for the ark's move to the sea.

sounds like you have quite a load but you have entered an arena full of advice and connections. newbie here too. just wished to introduce myself. formerly from washington, dc, i'm just getting started in the staging arena in california and i'm looking to make some connections as well. thanks and sincerely, sydney

Also if you are flipping...loaded question...how much does it really take to start and do it right?

A bad lease can make getting a loan on the property tougher for an end buyer that is a coupon clipper for a NNN lease.Tenants love to throw in crap like blocked rent ( goes up every 3 to 5 years 6 or 10% at a time versus each year), early termination rights in the primary lease period, below market rent bumps, sales drop clauses, off load NN for roof and structure versus true NNN, defining option period with terms that are favorable to them, weak guarantee on the lease or parent corporation drop off after a few years,etc.