There is no substitute for being physically present with experienced investors.I'm always happy to help point you in the right direction for resources or tools on BiggerPockets that can help you with your REI goals!

;)Ryan Ford Sounds like a pretty ideal situation to me since you'll have physical presence and can build connections in both places.

It depends on the ground lease as it could very well be the case that the lease gives the ground lessee the right to build and ownership of the physical building in place.

A tort is a civil wrong that causes physical or financial harm to another.

There is no substitute for being physically present with experienced investors.Let me know if you need any help finding other resources to help you get started!

If, however, the CB brokerage is large in terms of number of agents that are physically there to snatch up the walk-in traffic or the brokerage has a location that doesn't lend itself to walk-in traffic, then being a part of a large brokerage in a smaller market just means there's more big fish in a small lake and not much left for you.  

I just want someone who I can pay for their time to come out and take a look at the physical condition (primarily exterior & plumbing) to back me up.

I know it's not the same as physical real estate however it is very similar.

You can also buy a physical mortgage calculator, or use a financial calculator.In addition to monthly PITI you will need to know (or estimate) what portion is tax & insurance, to get to just P&I.Then you'll need to know (or assume) a term (length of loan) and interest rate - that will get you from P&I to loan amount.  

Glad you were not physically hurt.I think you acted appropriately.