I've followed the BP podcasts religiously and read quite a number of books and everyone is saying along the lines of "don't buy retail" or "you make fortunes as a value-add investor".

I'm fortunate to have low expenses and a high-paying "real" job, so I was able to fund my own deals, all my mortgages are traditional.  

It's good just to be busy again...I'm very fortunate that I live in an area where the local investor's group is very active. 

There are folks that make a fortune and folks that make zero.  

Although, I was fortunate enough to meet with Jad Boudiab's buddy, Gino Karim, and he's been awesome since day one. 

Hello all,I am interested in purchasing a NNN commercial property maybe something like a fast food restaurant Fortune 500 tenant $1-2mill.I do not see posts about this at all and need help in researching and educating myself.I know they are generally very low cap rates (I'm seeing 5-6% right now on loopnet).I have heard from podcasts that loopnet is the "trash bin" of real estate and it's better to get a connection with a broker who deals with these types of properties.My question is:How can I, as an investor, learn and educate myself on what exactly is a good purchase price for a property taking into account the asking price and cap rate?

We own a few houses that we converted from our primary residences to rentals and because of good (Lucky) decisions, we are fortunate enough to have some great equity built up. 

Does anyone have experience investing with Than Merrill of Fortune Builders as an accredited investor on one of his purchases?

My parents made a fortune off of RE investing in Bakersfield when the recession hit.

You could make a decent profit because the house prices are so low; however, you could end up spending a fortune on eviction fees, repairs after a tenant move out, etc. because the type of tenants you would be renting to.