But with technology today why not take advantage of opportunities in other markets that make more sense for your strategy, goals, available capital etc... 

I get to work with an amazing brand to bring our sales tools and commerce into the current atmosphere of e-commerce through innovative business process engineering and technological system builds.

If I had to go back to 1996 when I started, I would do the same thing - get a small multifamily and live in one of the units.One thing I'd change is that I'd operate on of the units as a short-term rental/corporate rental.The technology wasn't around then, but it sure is available now. 

They don't sound like they're doing well at property upkeep and have lied to you about an illegal occupant.

A new contact wants to sell "her" house in less than two weeks as it faces city citation. The house technically belongs to her mother who passed away Jan 2017 and for different reasons the estate I s still yet to be p...

 @Kimberly If they lie to you they will cheat you.  

That is a massive lie - I started with zero money and have done tons of deals.

Some brokerage wants you pay $2500 insurance in lump sum not to mention most have desk fee, technology fee, background checks.Suggest wait til you move to NC.

I would suggest that you use technology to it's fullest. 

There was no boy, but all these guys with cameras ran out of the bushes...Tina hangs on, hoping against hope that the story Joseph told her about just being curious and wanting to "counsel the boy at a difficult time in his life" isn't the biggest self-loathing cockamamie lie she's ever heard in her life.