In Land Investing Online there is a free support group as well as an affordable monthly subscription (I think $100) where you can share your deals for input from the other members. 

We looker at few houses/Condo under $200k-$250k and saw few online in that range.

I've joined facebook groups and looking around online for a mentor in the city or near the city I plan to invest in, I've connected with someone and plan to speak to them monday but nothing is promised but I'll look into them again.

When the date came he said he wasn't going to submit it by the online app (stipulated in the lease) but would have it in cash and that we could come pick it up (we live 3 hours away). 

I store some funds in a HYSA as well as lower risk investments.

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.

TrueDoor appears to have a great reputation online, I'll be giving them a call.

A good tip is to reach out to contractors, visit local supply stores, and check out online resources for cost ranges.

Most of my locations are in areas that a store maybe 10 minutes away. 

Can I 1031 my mother’s house I just inherited for a convenience store?