Since I last wrote I've been through another space and landlord that didn't work out. It was a restaurant where the tenant had been evicted. The place was a mess - the tenant left all their junk, broken glass was on the floor and it was dark and dingy. It was workable but expensive to fix up. Apparently there were two owners and one liked my requested rent rate but the other didn't. There have been days that I wanted to abandon this project, but then I know I would never forgive myself.
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