where do you place your DVD player / cable company boxes etc? 

Can be a local bank/credit union or one of the major players. 

In addition, national players are picking up buildings and land in the commercial and development arenas. 

But if you are taking about a mobile home park that might be different.Learn as much as you can from podcasts, books and talking to other pros (as mentioned by the first reply.Search for podcasts on your podcast player of choice.

Great players have great coaches, suggest most folks would benefit greatly from being super focused on a niche and rubbing elbows w/the best.  

The only problem is that I'm not very familiar with the Philly areas yet and don't know many players in the area.

They may be a better poker player than you.

If I'm going to play soccer, I'm researching the field, observing players in warmups, ensuring I'm in the best possible shape to be successful, etc.When it comes to investing, you have to ask yourself if you are going to have a cement foundation up to the standards required in the state of Florida, or if you're going to have a house of cards.

I told him I was working 14hr days and wasn't going to take what's left of family time to care for his yard - - it's not in the lease so get the other tenant to do it.I mention this as a window into the attitudes of both players - - best wishes.

Some of the larger players are Inland, Passco, AEI, Cantor Fitzgerald, Bluerock (just to name a few).