I've recently saved enough resources to purchase my first business, which I'm considering to be a gas station.I've done many of my own calculations, and have looked at numerous listings on many different sites.

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

I love BiggerPockets , but I’m not sure paying to be on the site is worth it at this point.

Most people outside the profession don’t understand the time and capital it takes to make a project come to fruition.Before a single piece of equipment touches the ground, there are years of government meetings, environmental and site assessments, engineering studies, etc.Each step requires significant time, effort, and capital investment.But when done right, it creates a ton of value and transforms communities, which is why I love it.

I've done a local renovation where I was on site multiple times a week. 

I have a few case studies on my site (and YT) that you should check out.

I seem to remember lots of threads on this site during a government shutdown that weren’t receiving rent. 

Some counties in Virginia loves them because they have little employment so no big population increase = more burden on schools and the tax basis is very high because of the personal property inside of them so they pay a lot in taxesAs you mention need to be near a power source and I spent 5 years trying to get one approved in 30 acre parcel that the county wanted the site for something else - so they can be challengingTo get zoning approved

For this plan I followed the outline in The Ultimate Beginner's Guide here on the site.  

@Bruce Woodruff I have built several unique stays already www.cameronranchglamping.com and some other more basic glamping sites.