Is Using a CRE Consultant/Advisor worth it for a beginner?
I am an investor looking for commercial real estate investment opportunities. 

In anyone's experience, is using a CRE Consultant worth the money for someone like me with no real experience in the industry? 

Thanks in advance.
[{"id": "i6b0m70", "text": "What do you mean a CRE Consultant?\n\nJust find a qualifed broker in your area.", "replies": [{"id": "i6b7d81", "text": "This is correct. Ideally you\u2019d find a brokerage that deals exclusively with Commercial Transactions. My office does this in NJ. DM me if you\u2019re in NJ.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i6b9ygu", "text": "Find a broker who seems to actually care about the deals they are selling, with a long track record of success, who is willing to give you the time to answer your questions", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i6bmf9f", "text": "buy side doesn't typically pay for representation.  You can be pound dumb and penny wise if you want and hope not using anyone makes the listing broker smile big and get you a better deal, tbh thats pretty unlikely as a one off lol", "replies": [{"id": "i6ceit6", "text": "^^This.. if you are a buyer and paying the broker you are doing it wrong.  If you are hiring someone to do analysis and due diligence (which should not be the same person as the broker in all probably) then you would pay something.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "i6jaqbf", "text": "Can you elaborate more?\n\nI have a completely independent buyer's broker that I did one deal with and am closing on another.  I'm a busy professional and wanted expand into NNN real estate.  I was a relative newbie but read as much as I could.\n\nIn general the properties hes presented have been good but there have been 1 or 2 which I visited and kinda scratched my head.  Had to sign an exclusive with him and paying him out of each deal.\n\nI use him because I feel that many of \"good deals\" are off market/unlisted on the Crexi and Loopnets and wanted access to those. \n\nBut if there is another, smarter way of doing this, I'm all ears.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i6bug17", "text": "I\u2019d say it\u2019s worth it depending on cost. How else will you learn from someone not interested in contingent commissions?", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i6e7y0f", "text": "I believe they call these people \"buyers agents\" where they represent the buyer to secure strong investment opportunities off market ( sometimes also on the market)", "replies": [{"id": "i6e80pu", "text": "This is for Australia but I'm sure you would have similar \"brokers\" in your country", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i6i5gqa", "text": "I think if you are totally new to CRE investing, it makes sense to have someone help you along the way. \n\nFind someone young and hungry, with access to REIS/Costar and with good modeling skills (excel and argus, not nude), and see what you can negotiate on an hourly basis. \n\nI wish I could tell you that you could find this on upwork or something like that from someone in the Philippines, and perhaps you could, but probably it's going to be about as pricey as hiring a decent electrician or plumber in the US/Canada/EU.\n\nBut, if you are about to lay out say, $1MM of your own equity, spending $800 or $1000 to figure out if a series of deals are acceptable seems to be a worthy investment. \n\nSo yeah, you evaluate ten deals with your consultant, he or she is not a broker trying to bullshit you into buying something preying on your ignorance, but is trying to tell you the truth about whether this or that deal makes sense. \n\nPlus, when you go to get your commercial mortgage application, you'll have someone that can help you with due diligence and pro formas and any cashflow distribution for your other investors.\n\nI think it's a smart move, but a lot of the brokers on here would disagree and say \"that's what a broker of for\"...  If you think their interests are aligned with yours, then go for it... If you have less faith in humanity, go with a slightly more deal neutral consultant. \n\nCheers.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]