My areas of expertise nationally is transacting deals for retail triple net leasing, strip centers, etc. and then larger apartment buildings.I also represent clients with considerable funds as well.

It sounds like they are in dispute with their property manager ergo lots of drama coming your way, unfortunately, since the unit you've just leased is the center.

One of my favorite authors is John Schaub, Building Wealth One House at a Time and says in his book that he invested in apartments, shopping centers, office condos in his 30 years of investing and his conclusion is that Single Family Homes are the best.So i am a little hesitant about getting my feet wet with commercial or should I just stick to what i know "Single Family Homes" in premium locations.  

We looked far enough outside of the city center to find lots of foreclosure housing stock closer to $40-$50k where the folks weren't commuting to Columbus for work (cheaper houses!) 

local REIA group in Bham meets at the Homewood Senior Center monthly..check out http://www.aiaclub.com..for dates/time...Also a meet up group that meets monthly at different locations....Happy investing!! 

Are there any senior centers in the area?

The OP's question centered on what is necessary to research a property.Kind of like asking what makes airplanes fly.

But to this I would add the growing demand for both commercial space as well as agricultural property in States that may follow suit to Colorado.2.Data Centers: To this I would ask, how hard is it to follow the trend for data center space, e.g. where companies are buying?

Here is a hint... those pockets don't belong to your tenant and your insurance policy likely has a breed exclusion.

Cincinnati used to be a major convention center,  NOW?