At some point a newbie has to roll up their sleeves and find out for themselves, simply by being driven and resourceful and engaged.

I dont want the property for myself because a) I have too much going on right now (I co-own another business) and b) its about 2hrs away from where I live.

You're just looking for a property that a) is fixed up b) has acceptable cashflow fully rented out, or is breakeven perhaps with you living in one of the units and c) you want to live in that neighborhood that would result in cashflow. c) is the hardest to accomplish with multifamilies, but its worth looking out for those opportunities.

Also, net worth can also be driven significantly by leverage.  

The movement was driven by the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association (aka the hotel and b&b lobby).

I just wanted to know other options, or a I supposed to live like this for another 10 years just to be out of debt while my peers are buying homes and having a family, even if they aren't financially ready.

For a variety of reasons, the market seems excessively risky (census shows loss of population, lack of tech-driven economy, low / no / negative appreciation).

A is A,Will

The highly desirable Short North rental crowd, driven out by high rents, is spilling into the University District, so there may be some opportunity there.

Our goal is to take the profit from this flip and put money down for 2 rental income driven properties in current markets I've been studying.