I think whether you're doing them nationwide, or just where you live, you need the same things......being well organized, understanding the process, and having a great team of title companies, attorneys, Realtors, etc.

But that would last all of one day...To me, sign shaking works best if it's right outside your retail store, or place of business.2.

@Nephtalie PierreI try to stay as organized as possible.

The owner not only owns the store, but is an investor himself.   

If it's a larger organization, feel free to inquire about their different staff qualifications.2.

Apple has about 4000 employees in NYC, but they also have 21 retail stores there, so half those employees are store employees.

Three years ago, I was seeking a place to open a retail store.

The difference in my pitch was the level of organization & detail provided, thought process for how I am approaching it (thanks to several REI books for this!)

Ideas include:- drive uber- Tutor school kids- babysit - cut grass - handwrite invitations - sharpen cutlery - make YouTube channel for product reviews - write a book - teach guitar lessons- run a summer camp - sell things on eBay - organize parties for people - part time customer service emails for company- write resumes for employees - property manage - start Etsy store - air BnB a room in your house - buy clothes in thrift store and sell online - host BBQ dinner and sell tickets for food and beer Get a raise:- you can also ask boss for a 5% raise.

To flesh out your decision a bit more, you might want to think about this in a little more depth.Go into both areas from 10 am to well past dark and drive the areas.Visit the grocery stores and fast foods, a few times each day and see what you think of the areas population.Talk to some shop owners in the area and get their view on the locals.Because these are the people who will be your renters.Do the look like they can pay the rent, (decent vehicles, decent clothing) or does the people look like they are struggling.Think about if this is this an area you want to do business in -->(long term)<--?