I'd be curious to hear what everyone's experience or thoughts are on the various contractor services / bid programs offered by all the big box stores.

@John Lee you get what you pay for with free advice.The ADA only applies to spaces available to the general public (i.e. stores, restaurants, parks, public streets, office buildings, etc.).Fair Housing deals with housing and it does not apply in every situation. 

For a national media outfit to make a blanket statement that renting is better than owning (for everyone) is ridiculous.  

The second is a drugstore and dollar store at $8.5M and a 8% cap rate, the drugstore has 10 years left on its lease and the dollar store option is over next year.

In addition to the stalls, he also has 5 apt rental units on the property, a large barn that he rents to a contractor to store heavy equipment, horse trails, and he leases out a portion of the farm area to a local farmer who grows vegetable for "farm to table" restaurants.

The only difference is that I steer away from REITs, home builders, home improvement stores, etc. when possible in the stock market.

You can use a standard real estate contract you get at a stationary store or have an attorney draft one up for you.

I look for deals on material but have a rule to not store any at my house.

The old tubs are nicer than the stuff you get in stores today.Set up an exhaust fan to vent to the outside, maybe with a new light fixture.

If you work a 9-5 job, you can't take 3 hours off during the day to help your wife take care of the kids, or go to the grocery store.