Quote from @Tom Nagy: This company is a complete real estate and investment ponzi scheme. 

Or just sell it at a loss… I need some guidance here, I know very little about real estate investing other than I know I’ll be losing money after maintenance and paying a property manager.

It would be much appreciated.Direction on the applicable laws in Real Estate, sure: "Google.com". 

I am Nathan Williams, a real estate agent (and aspiring investor) in the greater Cincinnati area.

BiggerPockets has a decent system for finding a real estate broker in any given area.

When it comes to getting loans, which is pretty important for real estate investors, simple "mistakes" can make it so that you either don't qualify or you may qualify but with a higher interest rate or higher loan fees. 

The real estate agent doesn’t pay for problems.

Depending on the type of commercial you want to get into my suggestion is to go work for a company that does commercial real estate as learning from people who do it and getting paid at the same time is not a bad strategy 

Here’s a more polished version of your message:Hello BiggerPockets community,A close friend has been encouraging me to get into real estate investing for years.

Quote from @Mary Holland: I'd love to hear about your experiences and how they compare to other types of commercial real estate financing.