Ive already put some of these techniques to use from the thread Steve posted (thanks Steve!)

Hope those techniques are a good start.

Master lease option on commercial properties - with no capital upfront - is usually only available on properties with severe negative cash flow AND the owner believes that the lessee brings significant talent and experience to the table to cure the problems.This is another of the real estate "creative" techniques that look great in theory but takes a lot of knowledge, experience, effort and luck to pull off.About 30 years ago I did one on a office/warehouse worth about $300,000.

If you are not a qualified buyer in the conventional sense, then you need to try to buy unconventionally - through creative financing techniques like sub-to, lease purchase, owner finance.

Haha... just kidding.... except that I do have a Portfolio of Properties in Brooklyn, NY worth close to that amount.If I had more time, I'd love to learn your networking techniques!

If you start to tailor to the buyers wants, as J said, they might not know what they want, and it will be the ugly duckling.

I encourage you, if you haven't already done so, to apply his overcoming objections/complaints techniques and rebuttals, or listen to @Michael Quarles podcasts/youtube...he has some great content and live calls talking to sellers. 

This usually indicates something tailored to local conditions.Don't buy retail is another way of saying make your money going in. 

Seems so general and not tailored specifically to Rentals.

I’ve been really enjoying the process of educating myself in real estate, creative finance techniques, and business.