I wrote the ultimate guide to grading Cleveland neighborhoods.

Any help, advice, resources, etc would be greatly appreciated.

It's just the resources seem far and few as compared to a Kansas City or somewhere bigger.

What's important is to have a commercial real estate savvy attorney on your team who can guide on at what point the contract becomes binding and when you enter into one!

It used to be that Loopnet was a semi-good resource for companies to search for their own space but ever since CoStar bought Loopnet that has declined sharply (loopnet now charges substantial fees to list properties so their inventory has dropped off a cliff). 

@Rafiq Islam Happy to be a resource as a local PM in Richmond.  

I find cash flow is often more important when investors are starting out and often more constrained on their resources.  

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Also listening to the Michael Quarrles podcast can be a great resource.

I am also new to real estate, and I've found Bigger Pockets to be a great resource for networking with local investors.