It is a failure in the sense that it will not return this broken economy to "normal" as so many are hoping.After two full decades of credit expansion, having finally reached the point where debt is abhorrent, the new reality will be a more NORMALIZED credit market, not a return to the grossly abnormal market many of us have come to view as typical.Think about it this way; it is not "normal" to be able to walk into virtually any retail store in the country and within 10 minutes be able to access $2,000 in credit by simply showing a drivers' license.

Hello,There is a piece of property in an Urban Area that has ground floor retail and 8 apartments, all vacant.

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I plan to work my way into retailing once I have a good financial base and more experience.

I’ve since worked in corporate retail, boutique PR, and editorial until I finally decided to start my own business 4-5 years ago.

I like a lot of commercial or non mfh apartments like mobile home, self storage, office space but I am not sold on the retail side.

I understand @Joshua Dorkin is making a massive move to that city.

They will also include all necessary additional disclosures and often times, will also include a suggested retail list price that they suggest they would list on the open market for.

Since I'm in the DC Metro area, and everything seems massively over-priced or at least cost prohibitive I'm looking at other markets for some distance investing - primarily Tampa, Atlanta and possibly Phoenix and Denver. 

If you're going to do work on the siding and brick face, it wouldn't make sense to leave the old windows.When people look at the house and think about the cost of window replacement, they are going to think retail prices $500-$700 per window, not what it will cost you to replace them now.