Just as an initial disclosure, if I'm beating a dead horse, please forgive me.

from the horse's mouth...

We have a saying in the horse business How do you end up with a million dollars in the horse business? 

I was hoping to receive more responses from Cleveland area REI's from BP but this seems like it would be from the horse's mouth.

Straight from the horses mouth...Newly employed applicant:An applicant with less than a consecutive 2-year history of  employment must provide documentation showing a prior immediate history of  school attendance or enrollment in a training program.

Those who do that are like a horse with blinders on, passing up things they can't see.RE is hard enough to do without passing up potential deals just because you don't know the business.

SFR's are owned by homeowners.. this is why you see all these post about how West coast properties don't cash flow.. its because they are owner occ generally..You set me down I Georgetown TN which is generally owner occ and those houses won't cash flow any better than our west coast SFR's its because of the renter vs owner demographic.The reality is the horse is out of the barn... these areas that provide cash flow rentals are and for ever more will be rental areas..

And there's an old saying in sales, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink."

Re Changing walls, I'm not sure that's the plan yet -- that's why I want to consult with a designer/architect first -- so I think getting a structural engineer and getting permits might be a little cart before the horse at this point.  

Yet, many still gamble.We've heard businesses like In n Out was coming to town, Silverton Casinos promised a new Casino coming in by the Spring Mountain Racetrack as you enter Pahrump, and there's been talk of Harness Racing coming to Pahrump since Nevada is a gaming state but there's no horse racing anywhere and Pahrump is an excellent locationf for that which would bring in lots of revenue and create lots of jobs.