Red state, deep south living is getting to you.

Considering a commercial property requires a lot of money commitment and deep pockets.

And if you pay too much for the property without considering the shorter terms, high rates, and hidden costs of rental ownership....your big picture is VERY Red... as in bankrupt.

There is a ton of red tape and paperwork.

There are a million shades of red, but flooring/cabinets and other finishes do not have a million options.  

. :-)So far attitudes are such that we cannon demand higher rent for our buildings that have undergone a deep energy retrofit, but we are noticing that turnover is down.  

The most likely way you can achieve this is by marketing to the all of the properties and then hoping that for at least one of the properties:A) the owners of the property are motivated to sell, B) the owners of the property have substantial equity in the property allowing for them to "sell" it to you for a deep discount, C) you can negotiate a price both low enough for you and your buyer to get a good deal while being high enough for your seller to feel comfortable selling,ANDD) you can get all of this under contract.In order for you to get paid for simply connecting your cash buyer to the owners of the properties you would need a real estate license.To my understanding the main difference between wholesaling a property and representing a client as a licensee is that in the wholesale transaction you enter into a contract with the seller to "buy" the property (which really means to assign to another buyer) and in a licensee transaction you enter into a contract to either "represent" a seller, buyer, or both in the selling of a property.

James Syed wow that's deep that Zillow asks sellers what the value is.

The Boston AREIA is in Medford and should be just a short walk from the Red Line (Might be on a bus route too).  

I couldn't agree more.However, I was once asked by a legal person to find all properties vested in the name if the American Red Cross in a certain county, They really didn't know!