I definitely believe that the Summit was a huge success, and from the feedback in our surveys and at the event, it looks like attendees definitely want a follow up!

Even with no money down for a commercial deal you will STILL need over 10k to close.Site inspection, cost reserve stable, phase 1,survey, appraisal (if you want), title search, title policy (if you want), closing costs, etc.

First, get a survey or an "improvement location certificate" to see what's really going on.  

Also, complete a market rent survey and a sales comps survey.

That combined with some horrendous family issues slammed me down, and I'm just now lifting my head enough to look around, survey the current scene, and figure out how I can once again engage. 

While I am primarily approaching it as a precursor to due-diligence on any one specific property,  I will have the chance to survey plenty of them.With that in mind, where would you recommend my focus be on the visit?

Oh yes, @Marty Brodsky works for a HM lender and was doing some survey/marketing work to stir up business.

How would a person begin looking for a existing survey?

Have you surveyed other properties in the area?

While they do consider recent sales (an of the subject property) assessments are based on what's called a "block survey" approach, where property values are the result of averages of groups of properties.