Do the math and the answer will probably be obvious. 

Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.

Value Creation FrameworkYou write well and it's obviously something of interest to you, but I still don't hear a "Why" in there.

Obviously social media is another outlet, but what posts have you seen gain traction?

We constantly see that tenant outside smoking his cigarettes but it’s obvious the weed is being smoked inside.

. --- We haven't seen a S8 inspection report in over a decade that required a tenant to fix damages they obviously caused.

The obvious answer is yes. 

You would think that this would be obvious, but it's not (for newbies)And don't be afraid to p*ss off the seller....on the last house I bought, I offered $60k less, and the sellers got irritated/insulted and refused to even counter.

All I can say is that it's quite obvious that they highly encouraged people to invest in Norada. 

Because obviously there was no skill or courage involved, and houses will definately be cheaper in 20 years.