I'm simply interested in this space for the real estate potential.16,000sf downtown marquis building asking $3MM. 

Having a buyer's agent would not make this seller's agent any less busy or any more available; it would simply add another middleman/woman.

I’m not interested in ripping someone off, but I do need a deal or I simply won’t buy it.  

@Travis EvensonThere are 30 year fixed commercial products available that are based simply on the subject property's cash flow and your FICO. 

a specific quote from the actual HUD guidance,"HUD is providing this guidance to help housing providers distinguish between a person with a nonobvious disability who has a legitimate need for an assistance animal and a person without adisability who simply wants to have a pet or avoid the costs and limitations imposed by housingproviders’ pet policies, such as pet fees or deposits."  

Its quite horrifying once your learn what's being put through these communities simply due to a lack of pipeline siting laws in Pennsylvania.

Airbnb), Rent to own or simply sell it and use the money to buy a better performing rental property.

Price drop could simply be that it’s essentially a cash purchase since no inspection is allowed and it’s tough to drum up buyers for cash in Alberta at the moment.

Seriously, it's free and you have nothing to lose.I'll never understand landlords who intentionally put themselves at vacancy risk instead of simply asking the tenants to pay more. 

Here’s why:1) Risk Reduction - for a typically small cost in terms of time and money you can gain a ton of context about an area and the surrounding areas that will help you to reduce the risk of getting into a poor investment2) Relationships - you can leverage your time there to meet with local market participants like property managers, brokers, other investors, contractors, potential tenants etc.3) Business expenses - you should be able to deduct the cost of the trip as a business expense4) Context / Perspective - you simply get better context and perspective by being there is personI don’t mean to say that you can’t do OK by investing remotely but I am 100% certain that you will get outsized benefits from visiting your assets periodically and definitely initially.When I invest in multifamily deals I always visit the area, the comps and the asset itself, this takes time but because we buy 100’s of units at a time it is an efficient use of time.I’d also be wary of anyone who isn’t personally invested in a deal alongside you telling you that you don’t need to visit, particularly if they get compensated by you making a transaction.Investing out of state allows us to find the best returns but don’t be mistaken into thinking that you shouldn’t plan on spending time in your target market.