Through this platform you will be able to network and make great connections.

Not sure if that is still legal or even translates in today's world of everything online but seemed like a good screening tool to me at the time. 

For that reason (& other reasons like no one was meeting even online), I started Real Estate Rocks. 

Start small, be patient, and stay connected with local meetups and online investor communities for support. 

What is the best way to go about finding these property listings online before they go to the auctions?

This platform has played such a key role in my journey over the years.

I also looked at hundreds of deals online and visited over a dozen properties before I landed on this 8 unit.

Because the owners of Licensing Experts pay ALL CASH, the closing usually occurs 3-6 weeks, which is very fast compared to traditionally financed commercial deals I've seen on Bigger Pockets.The whole thing hinges on their very clever technique of getting existing commercial retail tenants engaged, willing to move into their newly acquired properties who are coming up for a lease renewal or lease expiration, rather than marketing for new commercial tenants - which would take way too long.Licensing Experts is somewhat of a "front" for their Mentorship Platform, as they evidently have many of their own separate entities for which they use to actually purchase and close on their commercial properties assigned by their mentees. 

There were weekly group video phone calls that despite usually only having 5-10 people online I could never get a question answered leaving me to believe they were pre recorded.

I just stumbled upon it online and I’m trying to research it myself.