Some of those cases were very serious with several life sentences in the mix).  

Your sentence doesn't make any sense.

And the problem with the last sentence is that it's difficult to know the answer without getting started, so I would say to do something (anything!).  

In one sentence: What kind of real estate you are seeking to invest, where, what kind of property, what is your target price and why do you want to make money in real estate, vs something else ?  

Good schools and Annapolis arent used in the same sentence .  

Up until that sentence, my knee-jerk reaction was:- get your own home paid off ASAP!

Before she finished her sentence I go , LETS MEET AT 2:00:34s YOUR PLACE ( damnit!)

first of all, the word "like" when you are describing a property AND you are an investor, should not be used in the same sentence. second, you are "surprised" that it was rejected?

By the time your good deal on the MLS is an hour old you're too late,it's almost gone.3000 investors are looking at the same thing and will drive the price to unprofitable amounts.You get good deals off market by beating the competition to it.Go down to the courthouse and find out who is dead,getting divorced,facing a prison sentence,etc.Also try to get chummy with the accounts managers at the banks.They can feed you info like who missed their second mortgage payment in a row and send you to meet them before they put it on the market or get closed forclosed on.Hint..that ain't free if you know what I mean.

@Jacob Blackett, That was a very long 7 - 8 paragraph reply to a question that only took half a sentence to answer.