I am not super familiar with your market (although I'm sure it's similar), we have a ton of local Chicago real estate investor meetups.Getting to those things in person changed my life, and I was able to connect with mentors, experienced investors, and a lot of good people.

I am new to the world of real estate investing and am eager to get started.

When I started buying real estate I just did the buy and hold strategy.

The real estate agent just walked the house with an investor.

Hey all,I’m currently looking at a mixed-use commercial property that includes some SRO (Single Room Occupancy) units, and I’m running into challenges with financing.

What are your goals with real estate? 

There are a handful of commercial lenders that will lend on this but the rate will be sky high.

People give false references and you need to vet the reference to make sure you're talking to the real landlord. 3.

I sold it, did a 1031 into a real estate syndication because I wanted to have real estate as part of my investment.

If you want to look for an investor focused brokerage or team in a brokerage I'd recommend looking for meetups in the local area for real estate investors or potentially other investor focused agents in the area, you can likely find both of these with bigger pockets (depending the location).