Throughout my analysis, I quickly learned that lack of due diligence can burn you much more quickly with commercial real estate, especially a hotel, compared to residential investment property.I found a partner in one of my good old friends from my days in Navy training.

& the small landlords get seriously burned, I got stories for days.

A friend of mine bought a duplex in San Pedro & inherited a tenant that burned him for 10 months rent during Covid.

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Otherwise you may get burned on investing with little to no money going in your pocket.  

There is one specific thing that you could theoretically be able to offer to a partnership, but I don't want you get burned.

Many newbies dive in head first with like a 40-60K rehab and get burned when the cost overruns or contractor walks away.

We did the math, we only really need six of these to get fat fire.

Caution the tenant to not have any candles burning or spray air freshener to cover up smells.

Need to know if that burns off the lease at some point.As to cap rate need to see what current IN PLACE rent at your building you want to buy is for a 4k to 6k square foot single tenant and see if you are at, above, or below market?