The criteria selection is extensive however depending on your County I’ve found that some of the criteria isn’t covered in the records so when searching it fails to result any.

What was the result?

By using this strategy I'm getting about one result a week, and of these results, only 1/4 of these are contenders. 

In our own homes, we would paint the entire wall to make sure we get a good match, on a rental "touch-up" and a job like this - we might end up with "blotchy-looking" sections. 

CCA is calculated differently for different asset classes and, for buildings, differently than how depreciation is calculated in the U.S.A. for taxes.If you do claim CCA on an asset (property), when you dispose of that asset, there will be a recapture which may result in taxes due.After all that, you should consult with your accountant when deciding to claim CCA or not.

So it is growing but they can build new stock anytime to match.

So just want to make sure you buy and rehab low enough to match the comps.

You might be able to do some sort of commercial bank lending if you can show 50% or more pre-leases on your commercial and the numbers all make sense.This strategy could work for any of the lenders above.Bottom line, there has to be interest in the resulting spaces to interest the lenders and the developer, or the developer has to front the entire cost.Possibilities: if the town wants to revitalize itself, it can create a corporation to hold the buildings, and then offer to back the developer of the properties (public/private partnership)The town could hold the properties and issue bonds for revitalization, then do a master lease to a developer/Property Manager to recoup it's funds.

Local leaders have had their heads in the sand regarding growth, and infrastructure has lagged terribly, resulting in terrible traffic.    

I also saw that she was busy hiring her family members to do work at the property (Trust me when I say that friends and family DO NOT match with running a great business/property).Having learned from previous experience I knew that I had to take action.