One is about 36" x 76" (too short for those off-the-shelf adjustable screens from the big-box stores, which I hear are cheap junk anyways) and the other has got to be 48" x 80" or so (I don't have exact measurements on that one).I'm getting quoted prices of $160 to $200 for a custom built job on site for each of these.

Would be helpful to all of us, if any patterns emerge from these experiences, so as to know what to look out for during due diligence and before closing.

As others have said, tenants are not your friends, they are your customers.

This is a great startegy, but you must be careful as there are scam artists out there. make sure they do not get the cash until you verify the card has the balance stated.As for the 10% off coupons, these are usless to me as I get a minimum of 10% off without any coupons and typically, on a large order at the commercail desk, I have them bid the invoice out and get 15%-20% or more off my bill.It pays to be a good customer and form a relationship with the head at the commercail desk.

Also your tenant may ask for/demand custom improvements that don't add much value to the building.

Your other alternative is to sell and move your business to a different location, perhaps even a different city, that has a pools of customers that fit with your desired business model.If you run an upscale bar in an area that's going down hill, and someone else opens up a dive bar next door and takes all your customers away, you're toast.

However, depending on the type of business you'll be operating out of your home, most of your customers will probably have your home address anyways, so there goes your privacy.

Then post a job on elance.com to have it made using the website you like as an example for the programmer, you can also include additional features you require in the task list.They have tons of Indian programmers (dot, not feather) on elance that can build you a custom website with a database backend very inexpensively.

., do email blasts, blog, do custom forms for prospects, email list sign up.... and it's very inexpensive.

Never invite more customers than you can service.