@Shane Odom Jacobsen Homes has a stellar product. 

There are definitely some great agents here in town along with some that are less than stellar. 

The resources on BP are pretty stellar.

You'd need to wait months or years to pull out a good gain unless you do a stellar rehab.Any method of investing carries risk.

You need to study/read how to screen tenants and set standards.As a example a 650 credit score may be stellar for a C class property but only average for a B class.

(A seasoned seller will smell this a mile away.)You might not have a property available that fits your investment strategy, forcing you to either a) pay taxes, b) buy a less than stellar deal or c) overpay for one that does.The fund hack: Diversification and high returnsHere's where investment funds come in.

I'm still located in DE but once I head back up north after deployment ends, we'd love to meet up and talk real estate!

Currently my credit score is 713 and a stellar credit profile history also.

I have always regarded it as a high risk value play due to issues with access to the rest of the city as well as less than stellar demographic.

These are both members that have recently been questioned on what they do and their response has been stellar and should be emulated by anyone looking to network and offer their skills and experience here.The first was @Phillip Grove in this post,https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/203...and @Chris Clothier in this thread.