As far as investment strategy goes you'd again want to consider what kind of market you're in -- but a personal favorite to start with is definitely House Hacking as that should lower or get rid of most peoples largest expense in Housing -- leaving you with more money to save to invest!

We are also the largest city in South Dakota so we are attracting a ton out-of-state people moving here to avoid all the politics. 

Purchase price: $270,000 Cash invested: $100,000 We recently closed a successful investment deal on a duplex that we acquired off-market through a strong relationship with one of the largest investors in our town.

The biggest obstacle to overcome by far, is not so much that you need to find clients (although believe me, that's also difficult and is a constant effort until you're able to rely on referrals from past clients), but the customers you interact with need to trust you with their largest asset as a seller, and for one of the largest purchases they will make in their lives as a buyer. 

The two largest players got too greedy and now they really aren’t needed.

@Paul Scavello The trucking companies will know where the sources for fill are, Allied trucking is one of the larger ones there.Dickerson in Fort Pierce is one of the largest site contractors there, and own pits.

Winton-Salem is the 5th largest city in NC, and 89th largest in the US.Development: I spoke previously about I-40 and some of it's developments.

Best thing about a quad is it's the largest amount of apartments you can get while still being able to use a traditional 30yr mortgage.

For myself I put a small group of investors together in 09 and optioned 120 acres that does border the UGB already has major roads and infrastructure fronting it and is 1 mile from Ronlar acres Intels largest Campus in the US. 

It is much more important to get to know what a PM's experience is, how many years they have been managing properties, are they also an investor, what types of owners they work with, how many total units they manage, what their largest property is, what class of properties do they manage, how do they handle tenant communication, maintenance requests, expenses, do manage commercial or residential, and what type of software they use.Just some advise from a seasoned investor and property manager, The First Question That You Shouldn't Ask is, How much do you charge?