So right now our main goal is the cash flow because in the end that is the way we will be able to move up in the real estate industry. 

There are times when we see deals on the table that won't produce any cashflow or not enough cashflow to meet our target hurdle rate but the tax benefits or appreciation potential may make the deal attractive. 

Coos Bay - The main delay with application in this area is whether the property is on public utilities or has a septic system and private or public water source.

Deal Machine is good mainly for D4D. 

I’m mainly looking to educate myself for the long term.

That is one of the main reasons that I’m so skeptical. 

Therefore, your long-term income depends on the city's ability to attract new companies.

Staging your house well can help you attract more attention from buyers, which ultimately helps it sell faster and maybe for a higher price than an unstaged home (see visual):What Are My Staging Options?

For context its mainly retirement communities around 2 hours either way from Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Offer to be the guy that restores the old family property to it's former glory and all....Still it'll be hard to not look greedy because you do want to make money after all.....main thing to me is being super PATIENT.