FWIW, if, you’re interested in investment sales (hotels, apartments, shopping centers, etc), you might be able to leverage your accounting education.

Maybe you should start shopping around for other partners so you have multiple people to call upon when a good deal pops up.

If the catastrophic happened, what's stopping the group from liquidating everything and closing up shop?

The vacant unit was previously a BBQ shop/restaurant.

I am assuming some single-man shops may have tax folks that still have the license to do audits from working at a big firm earlier in their career.  

I was shopping a lender to see if they'd find the deal before I submitted an offer and pretty sure it bit me in the ***.  

Should I shop around more?

You should plan to review all the owner's financial statements, review the rent rolls, walk every unit, audit every lease, have contractors inspect the mechanical systems, roofs, create a business plan, review title, review environmental reports, shop all the comps, etcDo you have financing already lined up?

These properties are shopped first to their internal list and then weeks later put out as a listing etc.To get on the list usually you have to be a known commercial broker whose buyers are vetted ahead of time and perform and are well qualified.

Or should I "shop around" with other banks?