Check to make sure theres enough  car parking to support both store fronts, plus the tenants of the apartments (city can limit the types of businesses depending on parking, for instance if theres not a lot of parking they can not permit restaurants).Also find out if the building is in a DDA controlled area.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Solo IRA's are a flavor of SDIRA's but one step further down the road to independence and control than SDIRA's.  

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Quality control With the fixed food contracts the larger guys are guaranteed a certain food cost rate regardless of market conditions.

This doesn't mean you don't have to work, but he will make the things you cant control happen in the right time.

So ask yourself, do you want to keep your retirement funds invested as is or would you like to gain control and a lot more investment options?

As for tying up or controlling a property such as the one you have your eye on, that really isn't that difficult.

Therefore giving you a little more time for the market to rise.I don't recommend relying on appreciation (something you can't control) to determine whether you should sell your investment or not.  

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.