I would be happy to set up an appointment for you to meet with a Team Leader of the local Keller Williams Market Center.

Put the lumber flat on the wall, centered above the window, and screw it into each stud that you find. 

I have appraised all types of property-- vacant land, small/medium multi-family, large multi-family 200 to 1,000 units; student housing, new construction, hotels/motels, RV parks, office/industrial/retail, shopping centers, special use, etc.

Tucson.[1]Amazon Fulfillment Center Coming to Tucson- Although Tucson did not win the bid to become the home of Amazon’s second HQ it does look like we will be getting a very nice consolation prize.

I will be working near the medical centers.

In researching different markets I find deals like this:http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/5175-Warrensville-Center-Rd-Maple-Heights-OH/11817181/But utilities, if not billed to the tenants, would seem to eat up a lot of the cash flow. 

I would intern at what ever real estate companies your interested in.My daughter was interested in finance.. and she interned during collage with a high level appraisal company that did apprasing for emanate domain cases.. and she worked on the one in Napa CA were the state and city bought out a big swatch of the napa river for flood control project and many business had to be relocated from hotel to shopping center to car dealer all of them needed to be valued.. it was high level work she enjoyed it.she then went on to graduate top of her class at Davis CA.. in managerial economics degree and promptly got snapped up my Intel after offers from Apple and Micro soft.now 14 years later she is a SEnior controller and a Dave Ramsey disciple which means at her age home just about paid for 2 kids in grade school and NO debt and a ton of savings and max's out her 401k.. she has little interest in real estate she owns one rental but only rents it to family. that was her path.  

(college/jobs/hospital/military base/growing area)Is the property within 10 minutes of important centers?

As you move further out from the urban center the home ownership percentages rise substantially.

He just didn't understand the market, went on the unprofessional advice of our family members, and ended up with a bunch of rentals far from job centers and unable to use internet at the time to manage it. therefore, vacant.