Do this for a few months – you may want to take a real estate course to get your license – Attend REIA's – BUT do not trust the sales pitches you will hear – I don’t think you should spend your money on those programs – if you want to spend some money – get a mentor –The candidate for your mentor should be financial successful – in many phases of making money in real estate; auctions, tax sales, lead generations, contract engineering, assignments as well as the many creative clauses’ used to buy real estate.I think you will do well – take it slow and easy – don’t be influenced by big talkers – counsel with spouse – create credit lines – be ready with a form packets of contracts – assignment forms – notes – disclosures and blank checks – study and learn from others ------ AND HAVE FUN – your journey to a better income and more of what you want out of life is exciting and profitable.

You can buy a stack of paper for post cards but if you don't have a really great marketing message that's proven to perform over and over... that paper won't do anything for you. 

I primarily work with investors, I have built a team around me accordingly that can support anything an investor would need to get the deal done and performing.

Your background should help you be a performing person on real estate investing.  

Penalties for missing the deadline range from $30 $100 per form.

I was hoping to find something very clear online about what it actually means more specifically, but am having no luck.So normally, under that standard languaging, if consent is requested to assign a commercial lease, does "performing a standard screen/background check on the new would-be tenant, as if it were a completely new application for an unoccupied space" count as something I can legitimately do?

One thing that might influence your decision is your beliefs on asset allocation.

Do I have any grounds to demand the seller perform?

I would leverage up and buy $4 Million dollars of performing multifamily properties in Cleveland, Ohio.Why Cleveland?

I was thinking from a legal perspective I would need to perform an OFAC check which is automatically done through my background check system(https://www.tenantbackgroundsearch.com).