And that one risk, is the same one that landed me a job with a local investment bank when I penned a letter directly to the chairman of the board ripping apart his old school view on education after an interview that aired on public television.April 2010: After rising thru the ranks at the bank, I realized the investment banking culture was too cutthroat, and simply not right for me. 

(Seller needs the equity out asap, so seller-financing is out)As for the deal itself:       Located a few towns over from me (but not far enough where management would be a hassle), right near the better part of the borough, near the middle school, very close to stores & very close to where new construction is being planned & the area is on an upswing.2 - 2 bedrooms (1150-1200/each)4 - 1 bedrooms (850-900/each)Going inside it this week, but from my walks around the outside, I'm ballparking about 100k in renoSeller asking for 200kTaxes as-is about 6500Seller states all zoning approvals & site-planning have been completed, only thing left to do is pull permits and put nails to woodAs of right now, my immediate plan would be to sit down w/ the commercial people at my lender's, assess my standing, and start all the other due diligence common with a typical, residential purchase.

I am considering Lakewood, or Aurora but only in Cherry Creek School district.

There has been additional schools and plants built here, we have 4 seasons, and for the most part our weather is not extreme.

There are many online schools and live classroom-based options, however I was encouraged to use Real Estate Express.

My next project is to use regressions to quantify the value of DFW schools in the price of 3/2 SFHs.

If you get 5-6% ROI in a good school neighborhood consider yourself lucky.Multi duplex in South Bay $1M, triplex $1.5M, 4 plex $2M.  

So, over the last 2 years here is what played out – all due to BP:Year 1Wholesaled a property which I had never done (I know – mixed reviews on this approach)Flipped 3 homes with private lenders found on BPPurchased 12 rental units with a BP partnerYear 2Flipped 3 homes – 2 with a lender from BPSpearheaded the purchase and rehab of a 22 unit condo conversion project of a former school with BP members and othersQUIT MY JOB!!!

I spent a great portion of my life in school and as such lost out on a lot of financial/investment opportunities since I was in school or in low paying jobs in order to gain experience.  

After graduating from school I moved out to San Mateo, California to live closer to family and launch my career.