Currently, the opportunity is to buy small capes (1000-1500sq ft) that have not been renovated in decades, add foundation, second floor, open floor plans, current accessories, appliances and flip them for a healthy profit.

I don’t believe that the high school education is the most important thing in your life right now, but I do believe it would be healthy for you to do the mundane while pursuing your ambitious passions.

I'd like a healthy and solid team, so I'll focus on building that first.

To me, that's a good indication of healthy rental business.

I would wait until the end of his lease and give him a healthy rent increase to encourage him to move on his own.

The tenant pays the property tax bill, insurance, repairs, short and long term deferred maintenance on all building systems directly -- you collect a rent check and stash some of the proceeds in a capital reserve -You can still get good deals in the 6-7 cap range in strong MSAs with healthy population and job growth rates -Attractive financing available -- you can still get 7-year fixed money around 4.25%, 25-30 year am, and 10-year money at 4.5%, 25-30, for good quality deals Pitfalls to look out for:-Avoid franchisee deals like the plague -Ensure that the guaranty language is rock solid and that the parent company's balance sheet and operating history is strong -Ensure that your lender will accept a very high property insurance deductible -- many of these big national companies are effectively self-insured in this regard -Avoid deals in which the tenant is paying an above market rental rate that's out of line with competing retail space in the immediate vicinity -Try to focus on "daily needs" tenants that sell perishable goods which will make them less susceptible to "the Amazon effect," at least in the short term.

I could save a healthy amount of money by avoiding some or all of the hard money costs.  

Rising interest rates generally occur in a healthy economic environment where future price inflation is expected, making them a by-product of positive economic momentum.

Maybe a bit outside of the box (and possibly a terrible idea), but if you net a healthy monthly profit, if the neighbors have at least been amicable, just not really responsive, maybe you could throw them $50 every month that you don't get a noise complaint? 

My goal is to invest some money and make a healthy profit. sort of like a CD only one that actually pays out more than 2% interest!!