I met another person later on that connected me to agency (cold-calling) sales and I found out that I was amazing at it along with business intelligence - I did pretty well, but high-commission / low salary isn't a gig that is sustainable in the military recruiting field.

first - I would love to ask if there is something of a bubble in Krgz RE - and if it is sustainable as it clearly was in Moscow. if like in Moscow - there are no class A properties you may get OPMs (corp) to completely fund construction using their lease deposit and then have them pay the rental for the lease term to be your profit. just to make it easy - our prices, sizes etc are given per square foot, not m2 so you may divide 1 m2 by 10.89 to get the psf amount. then you may have to divide by the exchange rate of the EURUSD to get an exact comparison in costs.

But I want to learn and get started on a path that leads to a secure stream of income that will be self sustaining.

The best way to get access to great real estate deals is by sending out a sustained direct mail campaign to owners who really want or need to sell their property.  

Tough to find houses, even distressed, that can be purchased at a deep enough discount to fix and flip for a decent profit and then the value of the properties have been rising so fast that it's tough to imagine the rate being sustainable to justify an appreciation play.

It sustained water damage from a broken pipe in the kitchen last winter.

I don't think they would handle the sustained low temps we have here.

Quick question, I work with a group that converts hotel properties to green energy and fully self sustaining properties.

With real estate recovering will you be able to sustain rent prices where they are? 

You want to perfect a sustainable business model before you leverage.