Seeking a more experienced mentor to navigate what's "normal"
I have developed two properties - ground up construction on previously undeveloped city lots. Doing this on my own has been quite the learning experience. As I round out the tail end of my current project, I am seeking a mentor. I have been unable to find someone local that is an independent commercial property developer that has worked directly with General Contractors to bring an idea to life. I'm not looking for legal advice or detailed how-to's - I have other people for that. Rather, I'd simply like to find someone who is/was in my shoes so we can chat and provide occasional support.

Are you interested? Do you know someone who may be?
[{"id": "h0z4cos", "text": "I know someone who is always happy to talk and excited to do so. He\u2019s developed over 10 billion in commercial property. But he told me he will only mentor people in person. I lucked out because I\u2019m going to marry his daughter.\n\nIf you\u2019re in Chicago or south Florida, I\u2019d be happy to run it by him for a fellow redditor. (Please excuse my username. This isn\u2019t what I usually use for this sub but it\u2019s an honest one)", "replies": [{"id": "h160j5u", "text": "Lucky you! I'm in western Pennsylvania, within driving distance to Ohio and West Virginia. At this time, keeping a long distance, in-person relationship would be difficult, but if he ever wants a pen pal, I'm all in!", "replies": [{"id": "h16rc5h", "text": "Yea he\u2019s been an amazing asset! I\u2019m a residential landlord focusing on property management and buy and hold. Obviously not a ton of direct crossover but his knowledge is immense. This guy grew up in the ghetto and now owns a company with $10B in assets.\n\nI know a small developer who focuses on apartment complexes in Erie PA. Is that your neck of the woods?", "replies": [{"id": "h1b2lhq", "text": "Erie isn't very far from me - I spend the majority of my time near Pittsburgh. My focus is on industrial and retail commercial real estate development - buy vacant or undeveloped lots and doing ground-up construction. So far, I've done this for my own businesses, so I own the property as well as the tenant business.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}, {"id": "h85pgxc", "text": "Hey there! I just moved to south florida looking to expand my network down here. Would love to meet him as well. So far I have purchased 2 shopping centers and 1 Multifamily property down here for myself and my family. Struggling now to find new deals", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]