I really want to get started on this; however, my funds are fairly low due to being in college and only being able to work about 2 days a week during the semester at a grocery store.

Do y’all recommend I store my down payment for a rental in a bank or in a brokerage account where I can take a loan against my assets?

They may be working on getting some sort of liquor license in the area so that they can distribute alcohol before they start designing the store and stocking merchandise.

Check with some furniture stores.  

Or a data center where online information is physically stored?  

Go to your favorite flooring store and ask about the commercial warranty.

Hire sub-contractors directly and pay them directly for the work, and buy all the materials through wholesale outlets (not big box stores).2.

When we asked them where they lived, they said they lived several miles away, but they rented the (detached) garage on the property next door (which is illegal in Seattle) to store their classic car.

There are lots of new restaurants, stores and industrial businesses in town.

Purchase price: $19,800,000 Cash invested: $5,202,000 Retail complex with regional grocery store as flagship tenant.