The truth is that you can do a lot of your research yourself and online.

Here's a deal analyzer template that I use.Even then, I recommend making sure whatever property you buy can also cash-flow as a long-term rental in case things don't work out.Cash flow verification is a good tip, that would be my back up strategy.

Often times they will have properties in the same town/area and can give you much better revenue estimates than those online. 

I would be happy to get some tips and start building some connections and local professional team.Thanks and Best Regards,Ricky Levy 

We buy nationally sites for all cash but of course do not pay a premium.

Wrong, well two of them are in a part of dc that is rapidly declining & no one in the family wants to take care of (and he certainly cannot) and has deferred maintenance on both, the other two are beachfront and a block from the beach, one already got it by a hurricane (no damage, but did trigger a special assessment & insurance skyrocketed) the other one just being near saltwater for 70 years takes a toll on a place, the other thing that happen’s with real estate over time is appreciation eventually rapidly outpaces rent growth so these aren’t as big cash flows as you’d think, a decision is was made to keep these properties both for appreciation and of course stepped up basis (most of these properties he bought for nothing and then depreciated the hell out of) while he has great assets and it will all be fine in the ends and we are all very lucky he has the assets to cover my grandmothers care, frankly trying to figure all this when he’s 88 and everyone is stressed just isn’t ideal, he probably should have just 1031’d up certain properties that had environmental and/or let’s just say locational risk into new or very new construction in the easy to rent burbs like a decade ago, while the tax implications always make selling at tough proposition, I think at a certain point in everyone’s life especially if there are lucky enough to have kept properties for decades should transition them into these easiest assets they can find in their market (you can even put in a reit or more specifically a Delaware statutory trust) to make thing’s easier for them and their family once they are no longer capable of managing those properties themselves. 

We are surrounded by state and national forests as well as several ski mountains and golf courses.

Of course, again, with the m2m, you have a strong position.

Of course they will do a mortgage but you will need the 25% down payment. 

Off market - Online How did you finance this deal?