Here you should get an attorney conversant with commercial real estate practices and have them prepare your leases, which is a whole lot different than residential.

Probably best practice is to try to gather more information about the specific property and owner's situation prior to reaching out with an offer. 

I fully support this and practice it with my clients sometimes when I know they have the money.

Lets see how accurate some practicing hard money lenders believe that is. 

*Best gift of my real estate career.2010: Started Barratt Asset Management (BAM) first as a property management co (managing rentals for other investors) while practicing some brokerage on the side until I had enough management contracts to stop brokering deals.

I am trying to find the larger owner/operators to share best practices with.

👋🏼 Quick question, I am practicing my underwriting by getting T-12’s and Rent Rolls from LoopNet.

You could practice deal analysis for Columbus or Indianapolis as well.

I prefer older books that are packed full of practical information and not written with the intent of producing ten spin-offs or sequals. 

Helpful to know any combination is accepted practice and is available to me as the owner.As for researching each professional, aside from word of mouth, confirming licenses/insurance, and comparing bids, I feel like the final selection comes down to one's gut feeling during the initial meeting and subsequent interactions.