It's hard to buy retail off the shelf with immediate day one cash flow without adding any value, but it can be created in 6-12 months fairly easily simply by making cosmetic upgrades and increasing rents if you buy in an up and coming location.

I am looking at a property that has 4,000sf of commercial/retail (3 units) on the first floor and 2,400sf of residential on the second floor between 3 apartments.

I am currently a commercial real estate broker specializing in retail, and so far, I have made roughly $25,000.

If you're not willing to live below your means, house hack, or flip, you'll probably be shopping retail like everyone else in a sellers market.

My wife has several years managing res and retail properties, Orlando based.

The retail market (MLS) is where real estate agents and the general public transacts real estate.

In May, $332 million of retail, office, industrial and apartment properties sold in Los Angeles County, according to NKF data.

Some of the quotes on these threads are like retail prices hahaPaint you could get for $1.50 - $2.5 interior with an investor painter.

Is it urban, with lots of bars, restaurants, cafes, and retail?

Pair that with the higher incidence of Covid  rates in the southern states and California as we're seeing, then unemployment could start to skyrocket again due to re-closures of retail businesses.