I knew I needed a path to financial freedom, but I didn’t have any connections in the industry.

Kodak was a industry "beast", a definitive "safe" investment, until it wasn't, and it went to trash in a flash.   

I think talking with a Broker in the Industry would be helpful too

I also have this same question about a Multifamily deal we have where we will need to purchase land before approvals.. you’d think being in this as deep as we are we’d know this answer but, it’s actually proven to be a pretty difficult thing for me to come across even with speaking to several people in the industry.. my own mother is 32 year lender.

Agents and anyone in this industry got lucky and used to the COVID times when things were insane.

You can even work out a base 5% and they get additional bonuses for beating the planned vacancy rates to allow them to achieve 8% or 10% of gross rents which is industry standard. 

Existing deals will instead be saved by NOI growth driven by rent growth--if you have the staying power to hold on long enough.Supply:  High deliveries remain today mostly because of "hang over" from projects that are taking longer to complete than developers (and industry analysts) expected. 

Drawing from your industry expertise, what would you consider the average success rate for Fix-and-Flip investments, and which localities offer the most potential?

If what you're doing is so wonderfully pure and I'm just too stupid to understand your mastery of the industry why do you have to constantly lie, mischaracterize and misrepresent to raise money?

Other than that, the city is largely residential with many jobs focused around providing for those residential needs such as the service industry sector, home repair, construction, etc.