Sounds terrible and encouraging at the same time.  

There was a lot of groupthink, which isn't "bad" in its own essence, but a lot of terrible characters with no integrity, and a lot of ambitionless, directionless, and worthless people in general could be encountered.I would rather take a stroll in my underwear through the Orlando hoods like Church street at 10-11:30pm while having several stacks of $10,000 in hundreds taped to my forehead and stomach, than have to deal with some of these people again, and the irony is that I'd probably end up in better shape if I did.Outside of school and in real estate, I began to meet people who were more like me and I liked them a lot more.

Quicken Loans will finance just about anything, but the terms are terrible.

Online marketplaces seem like a promising way to find a place to invest without the terrible yields and insane closing costs of the NYC market.  

But at current fair market value (Assuming that's $750,00-$800,000 even with the issues) it's a terrible return. 

Terrible way to do business.

13% is passable...7% is terrible.  

It's more than I would want to take care of for the property size, and based on the limited pictures it doesn't look terribly useful as it is.Could the barn be converted to a garage or work shop at a reasonable price? 

It's a terrible deal.

East Boston is another up and coming area to check out, but as @Charlie MacPherson pointed out even stuff in terrible condition is going at a premium.