If first time home buyers are having a difficult time coming up with the funds for even the costs to play as a first time home buyer then are the non profits supposed to pay the buyers agent commission too? 

I would only consider Decatur for a cash flow play, not an appreciation play.  

I was an undergrad and I had my fun.

I think new investors who post here and take all the feedback as a whole, with a grain of salt, can really put it into play in real life and then discuss with investors at meetups in their area to get over the hump.

How about realizing that when you use the current property taxes of a property you are buying to calculate your per door profit that the following year your taxes will reset to what YOU paid for the property and will likely significantly increase your tax expense - which can take you from a positive cash flow to a negative cash flow on a low cash flow property… now you are paying your tenants to live in the property every month out of your W2 income  hoping for an appreciation play until rents hopefully increase.I could go on and on.  

Negotiating felt like a game of chess—except I was playing against a grandmaster, and my queen was missing.

Deception and perception play a major negative role.

Negotiating is a skill that needs to be practiced and consistently role played to get right.

Building this company with my family has taught me the power of collaboration and the importance of playing to each other’s strengths.

The mega site in Richmond, as well as Mt Vernon, will really change the landscape in these areas as they did in E-town when the battery plant came in play.