Quote from @Ben Wisan: Hi all,I am newer to this website and community.quick question for everyone.

However, if you feel you need their input earlier, you could offer to pay for their visit to walk the property with you pre-inspection.

A coworker mentioned they learned how to invest in real estate using the Bigger Pockets website so I decided to check it out to see what it was all about.

Another way is to check out this website.

I generally recommend if you're not going to buy a property in the city/market where you currently live, the next best place to look is where you have family (and presumably a place that you'll visit relatively often and easily).What is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper", assuming you buy in Peoria or a similar priced Midwest market?

The process for commercial properties is basically the same as residential properties, so it takes work.Again, echoing Dominic, a good investment is a good investment, whether you spent 8 months courting an owner to get them to sell to you, or whether it is on CBRE/Cushman/Marcus/Loopnet or any other brokerage website.  

Do you have a website? 

that OR consider buying a property you could short-term rent to people who literally just want to visit the casino if it's a large/decent one. 

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I was just banned from sending the same introductory email to 3 members.I am new to this website- what did I do wrong?