Although some of the crops being grown are not for food, those growers might have a need for diversity in what they plant / grow.

Excellent food for thought!!

@Gino Barbaro  one of my mentor's and business partners was president of STaufer foods and Beringer wines  ( both Nestle companies)one thing he would always tell me is you have to bring young blood up to replace you.. you cannot move up the ladder if you can't replace yourself and move up.But he was also hands on and never rose above the customer's....

Here are the pros and cons:Pros:Low expenses; will cash flow well after both units rentedNewly renovated; cleanCub Foods is 5 minutes awayTwo blocks away from bus stopClose to highway, Downtown and a universityClose to the River and parksCons:Low-income areaNo garage (but fresh black-top), but space for building one (3-door, potentially)Has a CELLAR instead of a basement (how does that work?...)

@Ben Naughton, You need to look into the private lenders such as Lima One Capital and Dwell Finance, etc. that cater to RE investors.

Not to say they won't dine out on the studs the following week though, who wants Chinese food every night?

How about creating an online site catering to just cash buyers?

There are crowdfunding websites that cater to individuals that are flippers.fundthatflip.com  is one of them. 

You may need to break that into 2 investments of $300k to make the numbers work, but it's some food for thought.

Food for thought.