Some are seeing terminal IRRs as low as one-half what they were just a few years ago.The one panel that truly intrigued me was the panel on attainable and affordable housing. 

I love that idea of house hacking a BRRRR with a 5% down payment and makes it much more attainable.

Here are my top free resources:US Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-Year Data API:https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-1year.htmlThis'll give you annual MSA-level data for so many metrics: industry diversity, household income, household makeup, educational attainment, unit counts, vacancy, median rents.

Are you able to attain an FHA loan within a major, metro area?

The downfall to this is the slow scaling process that I would have, only 1 property a year will be attainable, unless I'm completely missing something. 

Type A neighborhoods with little to no value-add tend to sell over asking price from the demand of owner occupants.As @William Allen mentioned, deals can definitely be attained with work. 

Before you look for the operator or cohost, I would get crystal clear (not to quote Brandon Turner) with your criteria, and then get set up with an investor agent that knows and does the market you are looking to target and can help you work towards an attainable goal.

There's also just an enjoyment in trying to live in a harsh condition that others wouldn't even think about in order to attain their goals.

Has anyone ever used the company called credit suite to attain a few different lines of business credit?

So, very attainable).