Tommorow I am going to visit my first commercial property 4 apartments, 1 retail space and additional revenue from billboards and a future cell tower (I need to get details on this) I am not sure I want a cell tower on my building from a safety and health standpoint?

Google and Apple made announcements this week about taking up more space in North San Jose and bringing in over 10k jobs.

This essentially doubles their commission and you can get a bit of an edge in a tight market. .

As an investor, I have close to 200,000 sq.ft. of industrial space in Toronto, a plaza in Barrie, a 6-plex in Bradford, to name a few properties.As a Real Estate educator and Broker, I advise on everything from how a single family home or condo can be analyzed from an investment perspective, to major income producing properties (retail plaza, medical office buildings, industrial buildings, student housing, multi-family portfolios, etc.).

I know a lot of properties for rent in that space and with UNCC being there as well it might make for a decent start in your search.

Side by side feels more like your own space versus having someone clomping above you or having to walk up a flight of stairs to get into your unit.

For the office space, one unit of necessity must be converted to office space, and you may also need to give another to the manager.

But overall, my point is that wholesalers fulfill a need in the real estate space and when they operate in good faith, ethically and with transparency, there is no reason why they should be dismissed. 

However, if the numbers are on the tighter side then forcing the repair might be a good option to use and still close the deal.I would assume that if you were able to get responses from a number of others on the site they would probably say things like I am going to list here.1) Problems can seem small and simple at first but grow larger in a hurry - it happens.2) Depending on the type of shower/tub installed in the above unit it may be more than a simple fix and get into much more money than you think - you won't know until you open the ceiling for sure.3) After the plumbing repair you could be looking at mold potentially in the joist spacing area between units.4) Depending on the length of time the issue has existed and been patched to get by you may also have damage to the wood - joists between units and or sub floor issues under the upper unit tub/shower.5) If there is insulation between the two units, you may have soaked and degraded insulation that needs to be replaced as well - good news is that rock and insul are cheap to replace.6) OR......... you may have someone open it up to fix it and its just a simple plumbing issue and is a quick and easy fix - totally possible too.Just as an illustration, I went to replace a bath faucet for an accountant friend of mine yesterday.

Since the margins are typically so tight on commodity lumber, the supplier either has to take the hit and match the market, or ride it out.4) If you're including trusses in this, those can vary dramatically - huge swings in price... in part because the design is subject to the individual designer as well as some supplier have in-house truss capability while others act as a middleman.