It was a win-win, and it all stemmed from a relationship built on trust rather than mere profit.The Benefits of a Strong Network: Off-Market Opportunities and Creative FinancingAs I grew in the industry, the relationships I built began to pay off in unexpected ways.

I never mind helping to provide the benefits of my experience and knowledge to someone.  

Jim your also describing one of the huge benefits of being a transactional RE Broker ..

Seems Dutch is still out there doing Guru stuff but not for the benefit of Rad.  

What do you think franchise would be still better or starting from scratch ( long term benefits).

Let's say you had the previous property for 6 years and were depreciating each year to get the tax benefits. 

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.

Too many investors are not aware of the tax benefits and extra cash flow that could be theirs.

In my experience, however, I don't think there are much benefit from doing this versus just opening a new LLC for your PA investments.

(cash flow, tax benefits, potential for appreciation) Whats the timeline?