When well planned, opportunities are possible.I am reminded of the great entrepreneurs, such as Carnegie, Ford, Morgan, Rockefeller, Kroc, Eastman, Jobs, and Walton.

His deals aren't about volume , they are about maximum profit.He has been instrumental in my growth as an investor by:1) Developing skills in a profitable niche2) Adopting the discipline & approach to do fewer deals3) Cherry pick deals with considerable margins.The choice of selling Ford Fiesta's or Bentley's.And please don't interpret that as only dealing with multi-million dollar properties.

Kind of reminds me of Ford back in the 1920's - Henry Ford once stated "You can have any color you want a long as it's black".

Any niche depends on your market, learn the market, understand what can be done, then learn to adapt strategies that solve the problem.All real estate sales is about solving a problem, it might be the turning of inventory of a 5 billion dollar portfolio for liquidity or it could be selling some little old ladies home with her moving to a nursing home.Most all the investor residential deals will be about solving some problem, real estate is a very social business, it's not like Ford moving units off an assembly line out to dealers, it's an in your face, personal problem solving transaction every time, an individual seller always has a goal and a problem getting there. 

@Michael Ford when you do an @mention, make sure that the name pops up to the lower left, click on, and then it will place it highlighted in your post.

Then I realized that Henry Ford didn't make his millions because he built a better car, he made his millions because of the assembly line...which is just a form of teamwork on steroids.

Cant say more....Henry Ford once said, " Wether you think you can or think you can't; you are probably right"

I don't expect labor/material pricing to get lower in the next 10-20 years but if these home prices don't quintuple or more there won't be any new construction in these urban neighborhoods.Here are a few links about things going on in Detroit somewhat related to accelerated demo of some blighted structures in the city:Detroit to get $300 million in federal help - Sep. 27, 2013 - CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/27/news/economy/detroit-federal-help/Ford Foundation donates money to help Detroit manage its federal grants http://michiganradio.org/post/ford-foundation-donates-money-help-detroit-manage-its-federal-grantsBill Pulte: From Home Builder to Detroit's Unlikely Blight Buster http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/10/09/bill-pulte-detroits-unlikely-blight-buster/Gilbert: Tear Down All Of Detroit’s Abandoned Homes At Once http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/gilbert-tear-down-all-of-detroits-abandoned-homes-at-once/Plan to eliminate blight in Detroit may top $1 billion, task force says http://www.freep.com/article/20131212/BUSINESS06/312120137/Detroit-blight-Quicken-GilbertDetroit bankruptcy judge orders company to stop collecting casino revenue (Access to about $180 million a year that was flowing to creditors from its casinos) http://whtc.com/news/articles/2013/aug/29/detroit-bankruptcy-judge-orders-company-to-stop-collecting-casino-revenue/http://www.freep.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/309030148/Kevyn-Orr-William-Buckfire-depositions-Detroit-bankruptcyFederal, Foundation, City and Corporate Investment Areas in Detroit http://datadrivendetroit.org/web_ftp/Data_Mapping/InvestmentAreas.pdf

Does that mean Snooki from Jersey Shore is really Harrison Ford with makeup?

I I have a title through Ford housing finance which is doing business as associates housing financial services.