Reply #2: How old is the facility?

[poppet]

I think if it were asbestos it would have to be removed or sealed. I lived in an apartment building that had asbestos insulation in the basement (around the pipes) - the insulation was starting to deteriorate. A tenant asked about it; the basement was shut down immediately and the asbestos was removed. The apartment building was quite old though. It makes sense that the property would sell cheaply because the person who buys it will have to have the asbestos removed or encapsulated in order to use the building. I don't know whether you can tell what it is by just looking at it. My husband and I had some ceiling tile from a home we previously owned tested for asbestos. I think a small persentage of accoustical ceiling tile has asbestos, but ours did not contain any asbestos. Maybe you could ask again about the ceiling at the soccer facility.