@Matt Geerts The book that @Roy N. is a great book to have as a reference, as a touches on a wide variety of commercial real estate topics.

I have a good variety because after much analysis I just decide to DO.  

Yulia Jenner Yes cook county seems to have more variety.

I'm trying to familiarize myself with central MA (I'm in Boston).Thanks for the heads up about the get together @Aaron Montague  Is the group investing in a variety of towns/cities in MA?

This is about a property I came upon and concluded I wanted to invest my family's future in, for a variety of reasons. 

Most likely that connection is not going to be of the on-line variety.

I won't mention brokerage names, but one in particular (who I hate because their agent's tend to be inexperienced and awful to work with, so I won't say which one hehehe) offers regular seminars and training for new agents that is meant to get you going with a wide variety of marketing strategies. 

A big variety of programs exist.Owner occupied SFR there are 10% down programs with 12 or 24 months.Some programs take a haircut off the deposits for the type of business, number of employees, expense types, some ask for letter from CPA, some require an online website or storefront.... many variablesDo you own a home with a mortgage now?

Also, if you were to just roll it over to a IRA with brokerage house (Schwab, Fidelity)  You could invest in a wide variety of ETF's, REITs or mutual funds that are or are not connected to stock market. 

You do need to understand fundamental aspects of a variety of disciplines in order to consistently, and continually, truly profit at this game.