Those were invaluable learning experiences and I'm thankful that my GPs were always willing to answer my questions regarding the investment.

It’s in lakeshore and I really think the area is going up in value.

What tools are you using to find on-market deals?

It’s a tool that helps companies maximize their cash flow and bottom line.

Now as a commercial lender myself those relationships are invaluable, feel free to touch base if you want to chat about this anymore. 

If you want to learn you need find someone like myself who will sit with you one-on-one, ask you about what you seriously want to do, what you can do and then give you all the tools you need e.g. a business plan, business models and philosophies that help to keep you on a straight path when when you have business problems.You will never get that around a bunch of Big Mouth Wannabes and real estate brokers who are so ignorant and desperate for business they need to go to club meetings to pick on newbies because they don't have the brains to build a company with investors like myself.

Pro-tip: A great tool to find current data of your nearest metro area is Redfin.comTo conclude, take a look at the hundred most emerging markets in Real Estate.

Use the calculators that are here on BP . . .they are invaluable in sizing up deals and comparing them . . . the ""other costs" as Matt mentioned will often shock newcomers and can turn a  good deal into a "run away fast" type of deal.Call a slew of lenders as you will find points, processing fees, underwriting fees, attorney fees . . .and the list goes on to vary a great deal.  

They need to be able to trade equal or up in value to satisfy their 1031 Exchange reinvestment requirement. 

If I want to convert this sizeable space into 1 or 2 apartments, is there a tool or rule-of-thumb to use to estimate the costs of this project?