Then I wrote 3 books, became the person in charge of education in my REI and had to produce presentations every month (at least 2) for it, and before I knew it,...It's not as hard as you think, at least it was for me. 

Some of our deals produce out size returns, but most are in the mid teens.  

Add prop tax, insurance, general maintenance/cap ex, P&I, misc and I do not see how any realistic underwriting can show this unit producing an acceptable return.  

You need to look at return on equity, how much cash flow can be generated putting your equity to work vs the cash flow this property will produce.

So they engaged me to produce results..

That's not a profit producing activity for a Broker / Property Manager as 99% are tire kickers and the ones who will buy will buy without going on a date with you. 

The City of Montgomery is the Capital of Alabama with a robust economic environment that has produced multiple awards of excellence at the Chamber of Commerce level.

I also got involved with a builder in Florida who has yet to produce the first of three houses they're contracted to build, which was a major hit to my available funds as well, setting me further behind.I also figured if I fell a little behind in saving (18 months instead of 12 months for example), I'd still be making progress.

. #922-2, pp. 86–95) (noting that upwards of 90% of transactions on the Subject MLS offer buyer agent commissions of exactly 3% during the class period, with the exception of the MARIS MLS consistently offering 2.7%)....Although it is true that a nominal commission of $1 would satisfy Section 2-G-1 and Defendants agree such nominal commission is mandated, Plaintiffs have produced evidence that no transaction within the Subject MLS took place using a nominal commission.

I can build a 1,000 sq ft cabin including land  and holding costs for about 350k or so and the cabin will appraise out for about 500k to 525k and will produce gross rents in year 2 between 50k to 60k.