This is an article from Bloomberg that discusses the Unlikely Cities that Will Power US Economy  Could these Cities be the Next Place to Buy your Multifamily Units?

You need to find out how each unit is addressed by the tax assessor's office, post office, electric, water, cable, phone etc...For example I have one property where the mail goes to 201, 203, but the water and sewer bill goes to 201 #A and 201 #B, yet the power company has two meters where one meter is attached to "201-203 North" and "201-203 South". 

With a conventional commercial loan, you can plan to put 20%+ down, so your max purchase price is going to be $150k, and if your credit isn't spotless your purchasing power will go down from there.

But to have that person on your side is a powerful tool!

I decided to start using Buildium now to stay ahead of the power curve.

Mind you most of these rules apply to residential deals as commercial is a whole other animal and much looser since the powers that be generally feel that a buyer and seller of commercial real estate are somewhat savvy investors.

My question is as a rookie investor how do I start out getting a power team and getting them to trust me to make deals with me?

Luckily I still have my brain power and could do anything.

The power of BP is outstanding.

Move into one for awhile to get the homeowner capital gains tax exemption up to $500k if your married when you sell it, and then do it all over again while you go out and find different strategies and build another duplex.Lastly, learn to appreciate the powerful force of leverage.