The day/time isn't set in stone.

Some get caught in not being able to find or close on the property of their choosing within the 180 day time frame.

Haha, you just made my day Tim😂

As a daytime software engineer with a large oil and gas company and also owner of a digital marketing firm, I would like to retire by 40 and just let my money and time work for me via investments in multi family properties.

Albeit I'm  definitely a newbie @ real estate investing (mostly due to analysis paralysis ha), I've been watching the broader market and the economy for years, mainly driven by my own interest and partially driven by the nature of my day-time job. 

Even in the areas with higher crime statistics however, generally civilians are pretty safe in the daytime.

What day/time did you apply and did you hear anything, or get any kind of email response, or questionnaire? 

I do plan my visits to the rougher areas during daytime, and earlier in the days. 

I did some projects around the house, chilled a bit, cooked a lot (I has now a stay at home husband with a working wife) and then decided that watching daytime TV and watching rents come in was not very fulfilling. 

you will look back on this many years from now as the day/time you chose freedom over fear.