Welcome to BP Nation Donna!!

compare those total fees to the other gurus to see who, if any, best offer the items you want at the best pricebut also check your local REIA, even if that might mean getting over to Scottsdale - Phoenix in your case, to see if there is a local successful person willing to, or already offering mentoring in the area of commercial investing that interests you [if you've narrowed it down]a local guru has many advantages over a national one, not the least of which is ability to verify happy past referrals that the local guru helpedand ability to introduce you to the professionals you'll need to meet as you build your team toward taking down your 1st cm'l propertyBTWWhat was it about Jason Gilbert's that displeased you---one of my partners was planning to check Gilbert's cm'l bootcamp out later this year?

A national site, and if so, what is your focus?

Of course not all real estate is created equal... the CNN article that you referenced is comparing the S&P to all national real estate appreciation trends over the last 26 years...pretty generic.

This made me think of the first national NAHRO conference I attended.

Welcome Spicer - nice to see another Portlander join BP Nation!!

Recent publications from the NAHB (National Asso.of Home Builders) have showed the demographic breakdown for some smaller detached townhomes or condos.

The best numbers I've read for 2009 national debt accumulation (budget deficit) is somewhere in the $2T range.

Secondly, their product is directly from the nation's largest lenders, like Fannie Mae and American Home Mortgage.

I am not extrapolating my local market to the national scene.