As you go on your real estate journeySomething I would recommend for you is this website. https://www.areavibes.com/Use this rating and classification system I have created over time to get an idea of the "Class" for the area - A class B class & so onHere is my rating & classification for each livability score.80 and above A+78/79 A76/77 A-74/75 B+72/73 B70/71 B-68/69 C+66/67 C64/65 C-60/63 D59 and below F

I have no experience with this group but just visited their website. 

Here is one piece of advice When looking at areas to invest in check out this website https://www.areavibes.com/ its pretty cool it gives you a total livability score and rating for that areaBest of luck!

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.

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

Yes, you can have a baselane account(s) and/or link to external banks.

In terms of renting it out - we saw the unit was offline on Zillow and other listing websites depsite the fact it was supposed to be on, and we were the ones who notified them of it.

I am certain, I have many more questions and things I should consider and look forward to reading many of the informative posts on the website and look forward to hearing your advice, thoughts and/or questions.Thanks!

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.  

Wilmington on the first Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30PM. ccreia.wildapricot.org (this website hasn't been updated to reflect the change)NCREIA also meets monthly in Wilmington https://www.ncreia.com/Events.aspx?