Like you, I’m diving into books and podcasts, but I also believe there’s immense value in learning alongside others and gaining hands-on experience.I’m in the process of connecting with like-minded individuals to create a community of new investors who are eager to learn, share knowledge, and even collaborate on deals.

It can be a drawn-out process, but it might get you closer to that $500k value.

Obviously would be a slower process, but would create very little debt hanging over your head.

Thanks again for your input, and I'll probably reach out as I get further along in the process.

The process for commercial properties is basically the same as residential properties, so it takes work.Again, echoing Dominic, a good investment is a good investment, whether you spent 8 months courting an owner to get them to sell to you, or whether it is on CBRE/Cushman/Marcus/Loopnet or any other brokerage website.  

The planning process can take a very long time!

It has been good to be brought down to reality and realize that there will be many struggles during the process.

I had the most streamlined process, and it was truly a DSCR loan.

I am in the process of refinancing.

I think if you can nail that down you will be able to find a market easier.As a buy and hold investor some of the things that were important to me when deciding on a market were landlord tenant laws, price to rent ratio, housing demand, ability to build a team, large population 500K plus, multi-family availability and some other factors.take the process step by step and you will be fine.