I have a number of new connections in Florida and would make a dual purpose trip out of it.

PLUS with the amount of mortgage fraud, who is going to risk purposely doing that?

If what the contractor says is true you have little recourse except to dig down the outside of the foundation and basically tar the outside of the wall for waterproofing purposes.

While that certainly happens on FB, think of this place like LinkedIn - where you connect for the purpose of business networking.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

The intention was to find out which areas are popular where Indian Citizens staying in India are buying properties for investment purposes.

From a financing perspective, these are best financed by SBA loans since car washes are special purpose properties.

Ultimately all the properties net together for tax purposes, one might make money, one might lose money but they all get combined to the same line on the Sch E ultimately to move to the front of the return.

How can RE players (developers, investors) re-purpose this potentially archaic asset class to something else for the future - like apartment units?

They have no clue or understanding what the point and purpose of a brand is.Logo and brand are not the same, but they go hand in hand with each-other.Get a symbol, get a logo, and brand it.