Depending on the type of commercial you want to get into my suggestion is to go work for a company that does commercial real estate as learning from people who do it and getting paid at the same time is not a bad strategy 

You will only get people calling to yell at you if you have an area code from CA.  

I shows my what dates people are searching for this year and last year.

We are from there originally and travel to the area to see family and the explosion of the number of people traveling to the Hocking Hills has made it the 3rd most visited place in the state of Ohio behind Cedar Point, Kings Island. 

🌟 There are definitely people in the Milwaukee area, including Bay View, who rent out rooms on Airbnb.

As @Daniel Hyman said, getting into the 3+ property range can overwhelm people and take too much time.

I see far too many people spending all there time chasing property that they cannot buy because of lack of funds. spend that time making money first and then go after real estate. 

During difficult economic times, fewer people tend to take vacations.

Quote from @Deborah Brancheau: If you send me a PM I can get you in touch with some companies and foundation people in that area.

Go to local meetups, search these forums for people that have mentioned that they do private lending and attend other RE events.