That gives a little more breathing room to do repairs, update, and find quality tenants.

However, 80-90% of DM's from this site are tire kickers who don't have a deep interest in RE.

I own a deep (125ft.) and narrow (20 ft. ) lot in a commercial zone in Richmond, VA and would like thoughts on most profitable build.

A decent strategy, just marketed as a "quick and easy" route type-of-thing, without diving to deep into the the nitty gritty details of a deal and what all the numbers actually look like in practice.

Now if I can get the two other floors rented then I could breath a little easier! 

Very theoretically, if you dig out the tile , and you find a local potter with a kiln who's willing to experiment with mixing up terracotta slips, you might be able to fix a deep scratch or make a crack line go away, but it will be extortionately expensive.

Sure, by experienced investors with deep local market knowledge or with trusted local contacts.  

Congrats on making the deep dive into real estate! 

But if you're making an investment decision, you've got to dig deep into the comparisons. 

Anyone else deep dive if LLC actually offers the benefits or protections we have all heard about (limits the risk to the business)?