It is designed to give you breathing room if you are allocating your cash flow properly. 

First they do not have deep enough pockets to supplement their tenants rent (or don't want to) and second they are living off of the income. 

Lima one is local to you NC based but strong in the Deep south..

I'm trying to determine whether or not to dive deep into new construction in the place.

There are a couple people I would suggest you look into before digging too deep on finding landlords.

And without fail, every single dang one was deep DEEP in the red after taking ACCURATE measure of things.

This is a chance for us to breathe new life into this corner in The Fan District.

It's one of those markets where deep pockets win over investment savvy, unless you can carve out your own wholesale channel and get a deal per month to come your way on your own.I work on scaling strategies for my clients all the time. 

I don't know how deep you've gone into those markets but I'd highly recommend adding Detroit to your list as well.

Get in the game not the fringes is my advice.As for paid training I have a deep knowledge of this space having been back room Vendor for Rich Dad  Montalongo and Vertucci and for a short time Nudge..