Then there’s the mentally challenged guy.

The trend is not likely to slow until rents become prohibitively high.Urban Property Is GoodSome cities will need to increase commercial and lifestyle components to boost their attractiveness to new urban dwellers.

I see the main issue as this:You have the entrepreneur mentality, but only a sales person license.  

I have the knowledge, all i am lacking is that first successful deal that can boost my confidence to do another.

I think there is a kind of "pay it forward" mentality among investors.  

It's mentally and physically beneficial to my clients.

They are the people that have the Poor Man's mentality as Robert Kiyosaki describes in his book.Keep your head and keep persisting 

People driving around me probably thought I just got out of a mental hospital.  

What is illegal, in my understanding of this technique, is to boost the price of a property over the appraised value, which is not the case here. 

Find out more about him and his mentality.