If you can reach the manager, they will be in contact with the local contact or may be the contact themselves.So in the end, while we sold some to the big guys, we actually found our sweet spot with the smaller to midsized funds.  

The idea of a pivot is always lurking, whispering sweet nothings like a siren…

You've received all kinds of advice already, so I'll keep it short and sweet. 

What would be the ideal or sweet spot to start?

I’m based in Memphis, and for example, we see a lot of first-time out-of-state buyers here because the entry price and rent-to-value ratios are easier to work with — but every market will have its own sweet spots and no-go pockets, so the right local guidance is key.You’re asking the right questions already, so you’re on the right track.

Don to add to this .. one of my bizz partners in Napa was good friends with A Palmer and A palmer used his name on my buddies wines..

I chose 5 units as a kind of sweet spot for this model - once I’m analyzing anything larger, I typically switch to a more robust model I’ve been developing over the past few months.This one is really geared toward analyzing the income and income potential of each unit over time, and it’s flexible - you can scale the unit count up or down, 5 is just the max I have it set up for right now.

We got robbed by a seemingly sweet old man just like Lloyd Christmas got robbed by the sweet old lady in the motor scooter in Dumb and Dumber.

Hi everyone,I’m considering buying a 2,500 sq ft commercial property with this deed restriction (in place until 2037):“Neither Grantee nor its successors, assigns or legal representatives, lessees, or sublessees, shall conduct or permit the conduct on the Property of, and the Property shall never be used for:(i) a grocery or convenience store selling at retail any food or food products, dairy products, beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises;(ii) the retail sale of any food or food products, beer, wine or other alcoholic beverages for consumption on or off the premises.”My plan is to use the space as an event venue (birthdays, weddings, baby showers, etc.), where renters bring/cater their own food and drinks.

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