The villages isn't bad per se, but residents tend to enjoy that they are tucked away from massive growth in their own community so the lack of appreciation is a bit self inflicted.

But in reality... the odds of any of those things being the magic pill to creating massive success in real estate is slim to none.  

We had a super detailed letter from the dad-in-law on how the husband made a massive game changing contribution to the business, whole 9 yards, didn't cut it.We don't have all the details of your scenario, but when you mention dad as both employer AND cosigner, it starts to share elements -- "the dad obviously really wants you to get the loan or he wouldn't be co-signing, can we really trust those paystubs from said dad?" 

If they want to jump into real estate to see massive returns with somewhat high risk, you're not the right person for them.

Claims his job is to chase away the sports reporters from the buffet table in the locker room, and says it with a straight face.Man, you are really in such a good place. 

With the schools growth, massive amounts of investment (innovation campus for instance), and growing influence in the area; I think there is a lot of opportunity for gentrification through coordinated investment.Wichita as a whole might be struggling to figure out how to grow the economy faster, but I think the city and WSU is making the right moves to make that happen.

That makes zero sense to me if there's not a massive value add opportunity here, which it sounds like there isn't.

This is fine if it’s a short thread but a massive hassle if it’s long.

Here are some of the meet ups that I have attend:Larry Harbolt's  Monday RE meet up - it's at a Hibachi Buffet - price for the meeting is a couple bucks for a drink or a buffet price of ~$10.95 (I don't remember the exact cost).

Grab books by Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, Robert Kiyosaki, Jim Cramer, Warren Buffet, and Donal Trump.