@Adam Godfrey good morning!

There is certainly a lot of interesting thought leadership around how to reposition dead malls and lifestyle centers:https://www.cnu.org/publicsqua...https://knowledgestage.uli.org...Here are some key considerations if your strategy is to invest in depressed retail assets:Market Fundamentals:  Did the property lose tenants because of macro-trends affecting retail (e.g. category disruptions in apparel, department stores, big boxes, etc) or are the fundamentals of the local market weak (e.g. declining populations, stagnant economy, high unemployment, lowering HHIs, etc) — if it’s the latter, then you should investigate potential growth drivers for that market and the time horizon for them to come to fruition.Zoning: Is the property zoned for your intended re-use?  

I usually do my bigger pocketing in the morning while everyone else is still asleep...

Good Morning Bigger PocketsI am shopping banks / CUs / Brokers at the moment.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is often cited as a measurement of a nation's development or economic capacity. However, we rarely or never read much about Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP) per capita.  GMP mea...

What is the saturation level for office in the area where the property is located at (rural, weak suburban, strong suburban, urban core)?

A couple of the renters walk past my security camera each morning to catch mass transit 3 blocks away.

Good Morning David, it depends on the type of contract you have with your tenant.

Good morning,I’m new to the real estate world and am still learning a lot, but what really interested me in the Lease Option/Purchase strategy.

Morning BP,I am looking at a shortsale, the bank will not take anything under 270k, i think the house needs at least 30k of work to bring it up to its full potential.Right now the ARV is around 320k, but i believe my market area is on the tip and i am scared the second i pull the trigger the market will flop and ill be in the red.I know there is a lot of "market crashing" talk, i usually think it is nonsense, but this house does seem over valued.I know i am the only one that knows best for me, but what do you all think?