The corridor gets one of those colors depending on whether it's a light corridor or dark.

If you can't find a "mentor" per se, definitely find a few people in the industry to shadow, at the minimum.  

Have them sign a lease extension at new price before you close, that way you know you're not gonna be in the dark if they pull a quick on at the end of the lease.Not sure why lots of people look at it from the wrong angle "how much can I raise it per year" vs.

I never keep them in the dark. 

Which they will.Chose builders beige, mid tint for living areas, light tint for the bedrooms, and then for the bathroom, corridor and kitchen decide whether these are bright or dark rooms and use accordingly.Valspar 2000 (used to be called contractor paint) from Lowes.

We are excited but inching along in the dark.

@Jon Holdman That's a good point about the ownership split however I have been studying syndication a lot and know that there are many syndicated deal structures out there where the sponsor puts $0 of his own money in but still gets a decent slice of the ownership (i.e. 25%) I know this comes down to experience as well but I know without a shadow of a doubt that these deals exist and are pretty comon.I mean the idea is that without the sponsor of the syndicate, there would be no deal anyway so IMO they deserve a much bigger slice of ownership than the amount of capital (if any) that they put in.I don't doubt such investments exist.

They see a space at higher than market appraised rents and if that tenant goes dark the new tenant will only pay market rents.

-There's a small creepy, dark, murky, musty, basement/dungeon with steep steps leading to the main floor.

Welcome to the dark side of money awesomeness!