It amazes me that these are the kids with degrees (not that a degrees mean much nowadays) but still how about getting together and instead of pointing the finger.

Good contractors are so rare to find nowadays so you can potentially make enough money to start your investment journey.

Code enforcement should be an entity present to help ensure the safety of the public, but many investors will attest that the enforcement of this department seems to be highly selective on who receives their attention, and let's be honest, what building erected in the early 1900's isn't going to have some code violations today? 

Nowadays you need to be a little more pro-active than just sending a letter or card.

Technical employers nowadays will not look twice at your resume if you don't have that degree on your resume.

Are bandit signs a good way to find motivated sellers nowadays?

I thought possibly troll as well, but could just be looking for those 'First World' problems as is common nowadays.

That can be a General Solicitation to a Forum, Solicitation to a Meetup, REI Club, a website you may erect and solicit or a CL ad you may put out into the world to name a few of the most common avenues.

Your ENTIRE ESTATE is exposed and at risk at that point.You may want to consider erecting enough legal barriers to discourage litigation from the start.Hold properties in an insured entity structure where none of the entities is owned by a human person.

I don't have to tell you that selling houses nowadays is difficult and painful.