For commercial, look @ Marcus and Millichap and CBRE.Core Logic is based in Westlake, and provides a tremendous amount of RE data.    

This helps tremendously and I really appreciate the advice!

What you need to do:Create a contract for your agent to represent you and agree on the commission that you willing to pay.Have contract offers and deposit ready for your agentBe available to preview properties and to negotiate with the sellersTreat your agent well, give him cash for gas, buy lunch, stay in touch with the agent on a daily basis offer bonusesLater, if you work well with the agent, offer an equity positionTo be open to learning and using creative financing terms and clausesAware of how to establish seller financingKnowledge of Hybrid offers, delayed settlements, study periods and possession clausesI believe it is important to work with an agent who has your interest before his or a seller.A good buyer's agent can be a tremendous assets to an investor, a good agent can make you many thousands of dollars in cash flow and equity.Most agents are not trained to represent buyers, they realize that commissions come from sellers that have their property listed.

did I teach you the EM trick  :)  works every time. your offer up against all these folks who are so timid to put up any kind of real EM its joke.but your probably west coast centric and understand how to do things And that is really so easy to do and it makes a tremendous impact with the seller.

Greenville, SC, is on fire as is Charleston and Columbia...tremendous growth past, present and future.  

This website seems like it will speed up my learning curve tremendously.

All of the above is in tremendous disrepair and the grounds are in a defunct state as well.

You will find this a tremendous resource for all of your real estate needs.

You will find this a tremendous resource for all of your real estate needs.

@Michelle S.I'm in Eau Claire and it took me a while to buy my first rental and I would be more than happy to share my experience with you and let you know some of the people that I've worked with that have been a tremendous help.