My name is Diana and I just began getting into the real estate investing scene.

I'm pretty new to the real estate scene.

There is nothing you can do about the past, only move forward, get on with your business, and be grateful you don't have his life.Gino No one may have access to the space right now as it may be deemed unsafe to enter or a crime scene.

Hi,I new to the home buying scene.

I've gone through trying and failing many times, but I also have experience being a general manager at 2 commercial real estate properties for several years, until I left to an acquisitions firm that Id rather not even mention on a resume.I have been around the disruptive startup scene (did a tech startup that failed early), and I have experience in managing commercial properties.

If it were me, I'd be looking at markets where: 1-homes stay on the market for less than 50 days 2-you can still get 1% rule3-there is a notable hipster scene 4-is also a decent tourist destination 5-inventory can't keep up with demand so absorption rate is > 20%

Try to think of the types of people that will be in the individual areas you describe.A set of townhomes or condos near an upscale bar scene would attract very different set of people than a residential neighborhood near elementary schools, which would in turn be different than homes near a University.

It looks like Atlanta investment scene is much closer to the 1% rule than most other big cities.

now I'm trying to get plugged into the local scene, and figure out how successful people do their voodoo. 

If the house is going to be for college students it might make more sense to keep the five small rooms to maximize profits, however if you intend to escape the college student rental scene and create a great SFH, I think the conversion would be highly beneficial.