I wouldn’t personally recommend it, as office vacancy rates are currently quite high.

I have personally been the guy who hasn't pulled permits and got caught...by far one of the worst experiences of my investing career.

It can be personally designed post cards or it can be letters. 

Even if you personally have just a modicum of design aesthetic sensibility, after reviewing 20 or 30 properties, you will quickly be able to get a sense of the winners.My 2 cents,Mike

I think they contain solid information and will help lay a good foundation as a beginner (Haha, I'm completely new to real estate as well, btw)I'm also going to be reading the following books, and hopefully I can finish all by the end of this month:1) The ABCs of Property Management2) The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing3) Long-Distance Real Estate Investing How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties (this might be the most important one to me personally)4) The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownIn addition to reading, I'm consuming crazy amounts of youtube videos, and I'recommend you do this as well.

The person they consider having the deep pockets. 

Signing the lease demonstrates they agree to the terms and then you can hold them accountable.If you don't do this, then the person named on the lease and paying the rent could disappear and you would have no legal authority to charge the remaining three for unpaid rent.

The owner was motivated due to personal circumstances and wanted to avoid the hassle of listing the property publicly.

Continue to scale my personal RE investments and learn!

I put 20% down using personal and private lending.How did you add value to the deal?