No offense meant.

Seems like it would also bring in federal offenses - wire and mail fraud, etc.  

(IE: us)No offense to commercial brokers in Biggerpockets, a lot of the commercial brokers I've met mostly in suit and ties have no clue on how to negotiate a deal nor do they care about their fiduciary duties. 

Simply put you know what you know when you don't know what you don't know, no offense, but most people don't realize it until they get too deep in it to be able to facilitate and then they are flailing and desperately in search of a PM and then they get into bed with a bad one.

Apparently has been in jail for multiple offenses but I don’t know his name.  

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No offense but it doesn’t seem like anyone screwed you here, but rather that you failed to do proper due diligence. 

that means - no offense - anything that you can get without doing any work, or anything that someone serves up to you on a platter, or anything on the MLS - has been passed on by lots of other potential buyers.so with that said, here are my answers.0. read this thread.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...1. don't pick a random market. pick one you have ties to or know well or can drive to or hope to move to eventually or like to vacation in.2. do some more reading - books, forums.