If you want to invest are you certain that you want to pay retail for the property?

How do I find retail cash buyers within 100 miles?

Best part about that deal was he contacted me about paying him off at A discount about 2 months before I sold it to a retail buyer and my paper holder would have been paid in full if he had just waited.

You demonstrate the benefits of selling on terms.Selling at a reasonable retail price not over appraisal is the only way to go.This is how I do it.http://www.screencast.com/t/oEf3oG7lz

The answer better be yes. lolCongratulation on you achievement... by the wayBasically you have three option buy low and sale high, buy and hold, or buy, fix,then flip wholesale or retail.

Some issues came up inspection, they really don't effect my ability to get rent ready and hold, but could significantly effect the ease of selling at retail down the road.

It is very difficult to buy anything below retail price that doesn't have serious issues.With that in mind, Josh Sterling's podcast and several threads from other investors I've been reading describe how they have succeeded in markets where they can buy houses below $50K (and even lower) and rent them to professionals.

How did you come to the decision of a restaurant space rather that retail or office space?

The best way to compete with the retail buyer is to go after the off market stuff.

We currently are looking hard for large multifamily and retail/office in St.