I understand what you're saying but just wish there was a way to rate renters like you rate a restaurant with Yelp. 

I'd suggest that you start listening to the BP podcast, maybe when you are in your car.I do some investing in Austin, and some in DFW too, and have a restaurant in Canton, which isn't too far west of Tyler.  

Is the Salt Cellar restaurant still open there?

Is there a coffee shop/casual restaurant in Lake Oswego that will work?

If you want a nice community surrounded by nice restaurants etc... then Remington and hampden(more like medfield) Good Luck!!!

That development is going to be another destination area for downtown with a grocery store, apartments, restaurants, and shops and is going to be nice but it will put more pressure on the rental market.  

We see some new construction (Mid-rises, SFR, Etc), also a vibrant bar & restaurant scene on Mamaroneck and Main Street but some of the areas look depressed.

That acreage would support a pretty good retail or restaurant outlet.

I would think if it is a restaurant/caterer it could be a great way to promote your building by foot traffic eating at the establishment on a daily basis.

As a general rule of asset protection, you want to separate entities owning asset from entities operating the asset as each have different liabilities.The concept is if you are sued for something that you did (operating), you may loose that entity but there is no asset in it.It is a strategy used by many restaurants.