I suspect most retail buyers have no preference regarding title companies.

Julie as Wayne pointed out a wholesaler would generally not have the time to wait on the 30+ days someone getting a retail loan would need to have.

My goal is to rehab and sell to a retail o-o.

After running a family retail business for 10 years I am ready to throw out my formal education and learn how Real Estate Investing really works from hands on experience.

I also wanted to immerse myself in real estate & gain as much knowledge as possible (the retail side, as well)--I feel this can only help me long term as an REI.

Just a particular group of retail investors.

An experienced Home Performance Expert is your best shot at making sure the new space is comfortable and healthy.NYSERDA of New York State actually offers to pay for most residents in the state to have one of these Energy Audits performed (Retail Value about $600).

Only retail buyers could bite on that.Rights to advertise a FSBO might need to be addressed in your contracts.Had you been looking for properties that you knew were marketable to specific buyers you wouldn't have this issue.Before you contract on a property you need to have a marketable game plan, what to do with it.

Small retail strip centers have great value currently for the difference between debt and the cap rates.I think in 2 to 3 years you will have caps compress just like MF did in that space.

The only existing buildings in my market that meet those requirements are retail buildings which could be converted for our use but, typically retail space that are good deals (foreclosure, bank-owned, etc.) are in very undesirable areas or are too small or much larger than I want to take on.