In Real Estate as in any industry that involves sales you are going to get teasers, people making it seem impossibly good like offering an 8 unit apartment building for $39,000.00 Who would not love to buy at that price but when you call they tell you , " Oh that was a typo and the building is really 1,039,000.00.I have found wholesalers much like most regular real estate agents do not provide accurate ARV, repair figures or potential gains figures, they also will put in a disclaimer that there is not guarantee of accuracy and buyer is responsible to do their own diligence. 

The fact that retail comps are coming in at 5k over what it's listed at does not bode well.  

You're buying retail to make a profit, which is a bad idea. 

Upon entry I noticed the master had been used as some sort of industrial storage facility for drugs.  

This seems to be a disconnect - there are high income residences surrounding underutilized retail and office spaces.

:-)  Hello Amy,This is a really good approach to investing in the industry.

Along with my architect partner, I'm now looking at building a multi-use, both retail and residential building on a lot we possess in urban SoCal.

Looking forward to working in the industry as a Construction Manager to fund my marketing and to close dealsGoals: Flip 3-5 properties and Buy & Hold 3-5 properties every year in operation.

I understand this is a busy industry but still don't believe it should be such a struggle to get my financing process going ...

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