Once you reduce/eliminate this debt, this property could be a great aid in getting you to the next step. 

AI D,   Thank you.

Economic anchors are things that are not going anywhere anytime soon, like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers.I understand that the closer the anchor the better, but does it have to be in the same city/zip or can it just be in same county or next town over?

As @Mike McCarthy said, any fixes from the interior are really just a band-aid on the problem and water will definitely still find its way into the building. 

I work with multiple Real Estate Agents, Government Project Managers, Title Companies, Attorneys, Bird Dogs and other "Street Teams" that aid me in finding these SWEET deals.

BP will definitely aid you in getting that first deal under your belt.

Most importantly, does any of these submarkets have any economic anchors  like state government, major universities, major health care centers, or manufacturers that are independent of the economy like military suppliers that employs most of the residents of that submarket?

If you can’t afford one look into legal aid, there’s almost always someone there you can talk to.Just because you agree to someone doesn’t make it legal.

See the attached linkhttp://city.milwaukee.gov/AreaPlans/NearWest.htm#....Some of the local bigger players/companies  supporting the project are Harley Davidson, Miller Coors, Marquette HS, Marquette university, Aurora Health care and  West End Development Corporation.

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