Also consider staging a table and chairs in the room if room large enough.

Check your lease for co-tenancy clause or language similar that will let you reduce rents, remove guarantees etc. if a certain percentage of the center goes dark or an anchor plus out. 

I office near the Med Center and always enjoy meeting other investors.

I am still in the discovery stage.

If less people work in these city centers do we end up needing less hotel rooms?

For buyers who are "just barely qualifying" this could afford excellent breathing room for them in the early stages of home ownership.

Doing the BRRRR model and nearing the end of the Renovation stage.

Some retail centers I am closing but not many.

I've picked up numerous books over the years, downloaded tons of hours of podcasts and am a sponge for advice/knowledge of those who have already done it and the path i should be taking.Right now, i'm just adding to the downpayment fund while learning all i can about the pre-deal stages, and am having trouble determining my niche (living in multi-family and renting out the other units, buying studio-1/2 bedrooms and renting out entirely, etc) in addition to avenues of funding (smaller downpayment w/ insurance, 20% down off the bat).

Others  mentioned the honeymoon stage, IMO that only happens with new tenants when it's a nice newly renovated house, inherited tenants start out frustrated and annoyed.. as the one we just bought is frustrated, she's lived there 6 years, prior landlord never improved her house, but fixed the other units to rent them out,...