Six major downtown condo/conversion/historic building projects getting off of the drawing board.

Taxes, Utilities, the Economy, Competition.These and other factors will effect your Commercial Investment and you have NO CONTROL over what they might be or do in the future.So what is the one MAJOR ITEM/EXPENSE you can control???

Also, all the major firms (Century 21, ERA, Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker...) offer the pre-licensure class for free.

I already know where I want to buy, it's just a matter of going through the hunting process to find a decent deal, and then fill in all the blanks as to what's involved in buying a property (i'm tellin' ya, i'm a major newbie, but that's part of buying this property, to get a little more than my toe in the RE water).daniel

Have a major insurance company look at the property before you offer and say they'll carry it or contact the sellers guy (they're getting so pickey) and make sure those taxes/insurance are calculated to the month (don't accept old records) to know exactly what costs are going to be.

I know university has a department, which assist student find accommodation.

* Retail/Office Buildings – Designed for retail or office sales and display, this category includes stand-alone buildings such as offices, supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, department stores, bakeries, and beauty shops – as well as strip centers, and neighborhood and community shopping centers

I was NOT ready for the pervasive attitude that the majority of these welfare recipients have - namely, the world "owes" them.

Once, the ad went in the paper but the ad department forgot to put it online and we didn't get a single call-- pretty obvious which one folks are looking at :type: Signs in the yard have mixed success depending on the neighborhood, but we always try that first, as soon as we know a vacancy is upcoming as it's the least expensive option :wink:

I started in the industry working in the back end in the loan servicing department and later moved to the front end as an auditor.