Older homes are typically in more established neighborhoods.

I am keen on establishing connections with fellow professionals such as entrepreneurs, builders, real estate agents, and architects operating in this domain.

The key is establishing routines and systems that minimize your day-to-day involvement.By using professionals, keeping investments simple, and managing your time efficiently, you can build your real estate portfolio while working full-time. 

Often, local lenders will offer additional incentives if the business banking relationship is established.

Not much more you can do until you establish ownershipGino

This really caught me off guard and I personally felt as if this was a bad way to establish a relationship with a new client.

It's going to take longer and be more difficult than you expect.The beginning of my journey was establishing a good income, living below my means, and a live in flip.

I have simple-sub ($5.00 a month) meters established at a few of my other duplexes to calculate water usage among my units and automatically calculate/split/bill tenants. 

They really do stand out in a neighborhood plus I doubt you could get permits to build in a established area.Much easy to build on a larger plot of land in the boonies, which is where I see most of these.In the end, once you get them looking nice, you could have done a stick built house or even a log cabin if you can harvest materials on your land for about the same or less.

For those people, establishing a bit of trust or showing you care about their situation can help seal the deal.