After that it's all about deciding what sub-market is the best fit for your criteria and reaching out to realtors, brokers and the like.The article below should help you out: Choosing the Right Real Estate Market To Invest In: The 4-Step Guide to Success

The syndicator should guide youin that process. 

Bigger Pockets is the premier site for new real estate investors to network with experienced investors, take advantage of valuable free resources, participate in forums, and get deals done correctly.Happy to help further. 

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Except for the hassle of when they go out of business or break their lease :-)Let's discuss privately, I can help guide you as well as provide referrals. 

Good Evening James,Thank you so much for taking out the time to respond to my question, you provided me with very valuable information that is going to help me in ensuring that I  don't get taken advantage of being new to the industry of realistate.

To be honest, we mostly just relied on our long-standing affiliation with garage sales as our guide, since we had no idea about REI. 

If you're constantly fixing stuff, handling crises, etc. that eats up not only money but your time, which is probably more valuable. 

Finally, I'll add that I've had clients cost themselves thousands of dollars and several weeks of valuable time by communicating directly with the other party's agent and sharing info that should have been discussed with me first.I'm a firm believer that one great agent (per market area or specialty area such as residential vs commercial) is all you'll ever need to buy and sell real estate.

Newer buyers the sellers like to know they have an experienced broker behind them that knows the process and can help guide them along the way.If you can say price range you are looking,state, STNL or MTNL, what loan to value, and what cap rate you are expecting then I can give you an idea if you are realistic or stop looking before you start. i review about a thousand of these a week for clients nationally so tend to know state by state what cap rates are at for what price range for NNN - STNL and MTNL.There are a few books out there on the subject.