I wanted to offer an 18 month lease at $3200 month and credit back $1000 a month toward the price if he executes the option.  

We hope to start next week.The plan is to have one side one large office rented to one business, and the other side will be executive space to be rented to 2-4 clients needing smaller offices.

@Shanequa J.Chris Mason  Even if its deemed a breach the damage is done... and you would spend a ton of dough getting this in front of a trier of fact.IN our Oregon standard forms any disputes must go to meditation.. so maybe that's the next step but you will still spend about 5k on mediation.you can also make a claim against the against E and O  that would be a proper step as well. and if he works for a brokerage I would be all over the supervising broker.

I guess it depends on how much of your time you are willing to invest in figuring out how to execute on more complicated deals.

I think I would define that very differently and it would likely start with the words, "Very successfully executing a well developed and laid out plan that....

However, I have just finished reading the E-myth: Real Estate Investor which is a great book and Than was the co-author.

Find out where that meet-up is that @Bob E. suggested and start to surround yourself with inspiration and experience.

It's also good if you plan to e-mail multiple colleagues at once.  

CoStar is only as reliable as the data that is put in....a decent rule of thumb/guideline, but I would not bet my life on their data, particularly in thinly traded markets.  

Identifying passive investors with money to lend or invest is the easist part of the,e equation.