Great job envisioning a nice outdoor space from a hole in the ground and making it happen.  

Those should only be allowed in rural areas and even then ground mounted out back/out of sight. 

You should be insured for the cost to rebuild the property from the ground up.

My guess is your maintenance guy is commenting on the dated outlets that are not 3 prong grounded.

.- Credit Worthiness: Banks will not finance a deal that doesn't have a financial ground to stand on.- Length of Term: If you believe in your retail center, some Landlords will do 5 year terms with no options.

Tax Returns And PLsCopy of current lease agreements.Accounting for tenant deposits.Invoices for repairs or any major structural improvements.And for other things to ask for check here.Confirmation the property wasn't built on top of a burial ground.

If i had to make a WAG, 5-7 years middle ground, 7-15 for the good tenants / higher quality.Ditch the Carpet: with all that said, I now try to avoid carpet.I have a significantly better track record with mid quality laminates.

I have bought units that were 50% or more below low market rates, and I have bought units that sat empty for a year because the seller couldn't find anyone to pay exorbitant, grounded-in-fantasy rates.

Though I should warn you, you *must* have boots on the ground if you're doing that as you lose a lot of control investing out of state and are basically forced to use a PM.

We we actually about to buy in Maryland, NY last year but the deal team a ground, but i did gleam a little insight from that ordeal.