You already have your foot in the door because it wasn't a "No".

Have to time it with replacing enough of our w-2 income with rental income to make the move feasible/not shoot ourselves in the foot from a financing standpoint.

Apartments- New kitchen layout, moved laundry into each unit, updated bathrooms, new windows (curb appeal), updated paint and flooring, turned the laundry room into the 12 unit.AirBNB- changed usage on the main level from office to 2 unit AirBNB.Office building- removed drop ceilings to add 3 foot ceiling height to make the space seem larger with more natural light.

I will take any advice I can get.I am here to learn and if that means I'm doing the work no one else wants to do to get my foot in the door that's what I'll do. 

Also, in many older homes proper footings were never poured and that has to be corrected.

Knowing who Marcus Mullings really is, I would not have accepted him into my investment group, entered into any agreement to conduct business with him or even allowed him to step foot in my office.

Would you say that there's a typical price per square foot offered for TI money?

We regularly meet with potential venture capital investors in our co-working space, but that's the expectation for technology startups.From our perspective, we can't afford the "chains" associated with a long-term office lease and would rather pay more  "per square foot" to retain the flexibility to grow or contract quickly.

Put your foot down and take control of your property.

If you skip these steps you run the risk of starting your relationship with your new resident on the wrong foot!