I already have a couple potential deals, but the biggest hurdle I'll face is finding a private money lender who's willing to lend to someone with minimal experience.

I don't manage properties so I don't have any incentive to give false information.

A concession is primarily for the buyer(s) benefit, it can help seller(s) to sell a property but there is really no advantage to a seller accepting an offer with a concession except that it is incentive for the buyer(s) to focus on that property, it makes the terms more attractive. 

 - I saved my biggest reason to last.  

My club is one of the biggest in the country and the cost if really cheap ($175/yr) and we have about 20 meetings a month!

With real estate, some of the biggest pluses aren't seen in ROE (or ROI for that matter, at least until you sell), namely appreciation, principal paydown and depreciation as a tax write off.

The single biggest metric nobody talks about in real estate is portfolio value in dollars.

Ask them who the biggest player in the room is. 

The freedom to be your own planner and boss is the biggest plus in this business.I am actually heading up to Mt Rainer soon.

Biggest driver for vacancy for us is being pet friendly.