And there are plenty of deep pocketed investors out there who will listen to NPR's upcoming This American Life piece on the slumlording professor of Mobile Home University - and instead of wrinkling up their faces in indignation, will instead salivate at a potentially discounted investment class.He appears to be an adherent of classic deep value investing - going back to Graham, and currently espoused by any number of value adherents, perhaps most cogently by Seth Klarman of Baupost Group.The classic value play is to patiently sit on the asset until the market recognizes its true value, the asset price rises (ie cap compresses) and you unlock the true value of the asset you bought so cheaply that you had the "margin of safety" as Graham put it, and Klarman titled his legendary book.But rather than wait for the market to recognize value - Rolfe is trying to teach the market.Rolfe doesn't believe in buy and hold forever - he wants to unlock value and appears to really believe his assets deserve lower cap rates than they are given.I think he is probably succeeding in helping to single handedly move the market.

Maybe he's a college professor taking 2 years off doing research and writing a book.

It's just like that business professor at a college who is teaching students how to create their own business based on what a textbook says when he or she has never created a business, ever.

There are TONS of opportunities for young, motivated individuals (esp if you head to college, my professor network was a giant catalyst).  

Universities have professors for short stints (think 9 months and CLOSE to university -- bike or walk preferred). 

Check out Agent Professor.

My father-in-law is a professor of Electrical Engineering there.  

Doctors and Nurses, college professors, and mid- upper level executives at local companies.

Not trying to be a jerk here - but think of yourself as the student and other investors as the professor.

Professors, your MD and or OB/GYN.