All too often investors study the numbers too deep and not the geographical location, companies and individuals they are giving their money, and not having enough money to make the investment move. 1.

Jerryll   Time for you to monetize  this knowledge you have created.. you remind me of Eric Clapton locking himself in his room for a year studying the guitar..    

The added bonus is that the more an area of real estate excites you, the easier it will be for you to study and master. 

I don’t own apartments but I listen and study material by several “gurus” who do.

I am a level III CFA candidate for those in the finance world, and I'm very excited to hopefully get that monkey off of my back after the June exam and turn all my study hours into real estate investing hours.Since I'm not trying to invest in such a hot market like San Francisco for my first deal, I'm focused on out-of-state investing. 

After that, your best bet is to study airbnb and vrbo.

My education program propelled me much further and much faster than if I had not taken the program but had rather just done a self study of real estate investing.

So, I am studying up (quick!)

I'm looking to invest in commercial real estate in the Connecticut / Rhode Island area; and have purchased some books to study  the subject, which is good for overall knowledge, but not specific markets.If I'm looking to study these markets what should I look for and educate myself on?

I’ve been studying real estate investing for the last 6-9 months via BPP, forms, books, etc.