The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the current bonus depreciation rate at 60%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

I’ve also built a website with a ton of resources on investing in the area, like market insights, networking opportunities, and local expert connections.

Here in Philly, they have a beta 'Philadelphia Permit Navigator'  on the L&I website that I've been on.

Try casting a wide net by advertising on Zillow, zumper, apartments.com, or other websites.

Website traffic, time spent on site.

Some counties will only give you a list by email or tell you to look at the county legal newspaper, but many counties post a list on their websites, which are updated frequently. 

Most reservations came through the PM website, then VRBO, then AirBnB.

Then, a scammer with a fake title company website inserted themselves, offering to help with the transaction and do the title work.

Hi @Kent FordAs you look for your property here is a good website that can be a good point of reference Areavibes.com it gives you a total LIVABILITY score.  

Sloan, he seems to be knowledgeable about commercial real estate and after peering over his website briefly, it seems that he offers personalized training to people new to the business.