Pretty much my first step should be work as a loan officer and then the rest will come to me?

Interesting to see how feasible this will be. 

A good 1031 officer can run through all of these questions with you and more!

I will be closing on a small office building next month which I will be repurposing.

I would also recommend doing your due diligence on the new lender, and make sure they are not just a salesy loan officer trying to win you over with term sheets that don't exist... 

Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: Hi,IQuest has had a local office near Beltline/Tollway I'm thinking that is addison.

Focused marketing and targeting high-demand locations will be crucial for success.Commercial Properties: The commercial sector is returning, driven by renewed interest in malls and efforts to bring employees back to office spaces.

I purchased a larger Self-Storage/Office property in FL where the son's of the original owner wanted bright shiny new office building, not Dad's old junk. 

Over a weekend during which my tenant was not home, the condo became flooded and water went through the flooring and flooded the office below.  

@Shaheen Ahmed you can find all the info you need online if you know where to look - except that the City of Detroit Assessor's Office is consistently undervaluing properties to keep property taxes attractive for investors - to keep improving the city:)Here's some copy & paste infor for Michigan Property Taxes that you might be able to use as a template for other areas - or you could start investing in Detroit:)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan has some of the most complicated property taxes in the USA.