Reaching out to a qualified broker is your best bet both in terms of providing guidance and shopping your quote for the best rate (which may come from a different provider each year).

Hi All,i am New to the real estate investing and i am learning now i am realing j scott book on flipping house taking me a while to finish but i am getting there. as i am reading i also reached out to a real estate company near where i live. about looking for property for me.I have no idea what i am doing so i am going with the flow.I live in farrockaway NY used to live in Brooklyn its a half hour drive so its close to each other.anyways i am interested in retail propertys to start i feel like it a good place to start if any body can give me some advice weather to start here or go to wholesale or some thing else please let me know.so the real estate sent me this listing http://links.mlslirealtor.com/PublicWeb/CL_CF.asp?...

Not that they are "scammers", but yes, they probably could inflate numbers a bit to make that sale.You need to research online and network online for now.Then you come home and do more research, shop, and find your first deal that is successful.You don't get all those years back that you're spending overseas.

I made up a bunch of day glow orange stickers that say "I buy houses" and everytime I go to the grocery store, I place on sticker on the handle of my shopping cart. 

@EVANo body has addressed the option of just putting the washer dryer hook ups in the apartments and letting the tenants buy their own w/d.  

Multiunit projects require visibility from main streets, and should be close to amenities like shopping.

For a shopping center how much would you expect to spend psf for asphalt sealing and pavement markings?  

Larger projects such as shopping centers and investing internationally will be in the near future once I have established myself a cash flow.  

Find a local cabinet maker shop to make a unit for you. 

They also limit where you can shop, which is frustrating when you have to drive an extra 20 minutes past the lowes/menards to get to Home Depot instead.Plus, the 5% only happens if the guy checking out asks for it to happen - whereas with a good business credit card you can reliably earn points on every transaction, which ends up being better in the long run than 5% on certain transactions.