To begin with, our biggest expense was the kitchen rehab (gutted the kitchen and after all was said and done we included all appliances which we would not have if it wasn't a mobile home, but because it was a mobile with a great view, a fabulous and massive front porch, and a lovely orchard including 5 different types of fruit trees, etc. adding all new appliances was a recommendation made by our mentor as a final selling point that has gotten great feedback thus far). 

However, it certainly can be fruitful as well. 

That's like asking the guy at the grocery store "Hey, I really like the fruit you sell here.

Wholesalers will bear more fruit in that space. 

If you are looking to do rental arbitrage, targeting SFH or small multifamily may prove to be more fruitful as others have suggested.Is the apartment you are living in near entertainment and would the owner be open to letting you do short term rentals on one of the units?

  :)Have a wonderfully productive and fruitful day.  

( I understand that building a strip mall is a lot more involved and time consuming than buy existing one)While the agent will generally make more on a building as opposed to raw land, your agent is steering you in the right direction. 

This combination of factors makes Columbus and its suburbs a compelling choice for real estate investors seeking a fruitful out-of-state investment opportunity. 

I have read the entire post & replies, indeed interesting and fruitful discussion.I have to say my opinion is very like @Cody L.The most important advantage you have when you invest in real estate is the leverage (and I am investing also in different segments such as stock market for example).You almost don't have any other investment segments in which you can leverage yourself, and use this "additional money" to increase your portfolio and income.And here is a thing I learned from one of the greatest investors I once meet - The idea in real estate investment is not to invest your 100% cash.

Utah is ground zero for back end fullfillment companies.. so this is not new or shocking to many of us in the KNOW.Just another guru selling rehash information promising the moon and drowning their clients in futures.Sorry this happened to you.. however the systemic problem I see is that folks for some reason think they can buy their way into the real estate business.. which simply can't happen.. and it really depends on your market if your trying to do this in CA.. then thats a tough one right there.. and the markets have shifted dramatically in the last 36 months so there just is not the amount of distressed inventory out there or low hanging fruit like there was 8 to 10 years ago.as stated above just let the public know on social media.