I find that number staggering considering the billions of dollars of both institutional and retail money invested in real estate every year.I'm trying to understand cashflow a bit better.

We would like to find one in the area that actually does more than Retail style closings. 

While they focus on office and retail solutions, I bet if you reach out to them they will know of some manufactures who are doing residential solutions.

They have a mortgage office in Tosa but not a retail branch. 

Just looking for a sanity check please.Current Property Details:Monthly rent of subject property: $825.As-is value = 75kARV = 125k (Require $30k rehab to get it to retail buyer specifications)Rent after repairs = $950. 

(You wont find any info about it on Lowes.com and hardly anything on google, until now ;)You can save anywhere from 10 to 20% off retail.

It's a typical estate sale where retail won't work due to distressed house conditions (needs connected to sewer, windows, electrical...).  

@Brian Jones let me just start by saying that I am a big believer in buy and hold rentals but being that you are local to Kansas City, it could be a good time to take advantage of the red hot retail market and do some flips. 

You friend needs to take a training with a Fund Manager who specializes in commercial single tenant retail.

This is a separate business and charging retail prices to services your properties will keep the the value of the business up.