Who would take a highly motivated student who does not give up easily and is determined to figure this out? 

Basically, just like any market, you can fail - but it can so easily be avoided when you have the resources and expertise needed to navigate it.For Crime Rates in the City Proper see here: https://crimegrade.org/safest-places-in-scranton-pa/ Just like any city, it varies heavily street to street, but is overall a solid place to invest.

Sure, you can get a conditional approval very easily, but satisfying all the conditions the lender and/or investor has required often can be difficult if not impossible.

You can't charge for the service animal dog and the cat could easily become an ESA. 

A set of new machines can easily run you 300-400k if these are all end of life.

I could have easily paid for it, but I did it myself for the exercise.

If you find a 70% deal on the market or even off-market, unless you are the only one getting that deal, it will easily be bid up by other investors.

.--- The tenants just won't cooperate:Yes, you can try to get in with a Legal Entry, but then they can easily sabotage the showing by:----- Being rude----- Keeping the house dirty (or worse)----- They can keep an aggressive dog in the house when they are not there----- They can deliberately leave an unattended minor alone in the houseYour current PMC should be taking the time to address and explain all this to you!

If you can raise capital that will easily help you find a group that may lack that specialty but you should also have another function.If you are part of the GP you will get a portion of the acquisition fee. 

And the savings a tax pro can provide can easily outweigh the costs.I would recommend reaching out to some here on BP and see if they are accepting new clients.