Being it the right spot with the right skills at the right time will make more difference than a ton of "book smarts", "street smarts" or "hard work".

Uri,Is there a book or do you need to subscribe to the newsletter?

I have also been reading books that have been referenced in this forum.

I was searching for some books when I came across this forum.

Gotta love some of the rediculous laws on the books.

Maybe not so good for your goal of doing fix and flip as these lenders prefer that you keep the loan on their books for at least months.

To all,If you are considering starting with commercial investing or are already started consider Ray Alcorn's Dealmakers Guide to Commercial Real Estate.Here is a brief write up on the guide:Written from a hands-on, real-world "dealmaker's" perspective, this book provides invaluable information about how to identify opportunities, determine property value, acquire, finance, and manage commercial real estate.

In his books he talks about trading assets for bigger assets.

DRIVE- best way of finding property is to take long drives into areas that you may or may not know-unknown streets and cities. generally when you see overgrown grass and general unkept look you've found a possible deal. thats one way, the other is to look in the RE books in the market and checkout realtor listings,get 2-3 books.lastly is google "foreclosure listings" in your area. you have got to your end of the legwork- otherwise the deals will pass you by.

Even heading along the Max lines you can find rents that vary a fair amount when you get out towards the end of the Blue line.I am not saying that every all areas will provide great cashflow.