I'm located in Denver, but grew up in Iowa City.

I grew up in the Valley, too. 

@Kiel MartinI love it see the issue is “most” investors never grew up in the city they called c and d neighborhoods so they can’t fathom that you can find good people in bad situations.

I grew up with a single mom very low class and started supporting myself at a young age.

Grew up with my dad spec building new homes for extra money, and 2 uncles in the building supply business for a few years.

I am coming from a lender's perspective and someone that grew up downstate IL and spent a lot of time in the Western Suburbs...you might have picked one of the toughest cities in American to start developing in.

Greetings,Here is an update on the current National Commercial Retail Real Estate Market in The United States of America:Despite longstanding concerns of a softening economy and eventual pullback in consumer spending, U.S. retail space markets remained resilient in the first half of 2023 thanks to steady demand from a diverse array of sectors, a still below-average pace of store closures, and minimal new supply.Overall, demand for space grew by nearly 12 million SF during 23Q2, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of growth for retail space markets.

I grew up in Anne Arundel county and am somewhat familiar with Brooklyn Park, which I remember as a blue collar type of town. 

I grew up in Tampa, plus one of my siblings is an agent in Tampa.

You grew up or already live in Englewood (or a similar area)2.