I am very interested to venture into Real estate and learn to  see what's in stored for me and what I can give back to society.

Talk to any tax expert and they will tell you that the majority of the tax code is designed to encourage the populace to start businesses that provide the benefits to society that the government deems desirable.

It's in a hot town with lots of young professionals, so I am going for a clean modern look.

Fortunately society in general sees things differently.

When acquiring these old gems, or objective is to improve their energy efficiency by a minimum of 50% (40% on newer, post War houses) while updating the building to provide modern, healthy living spaces for our tenants.  

I think most reasonable people believe that a strong middle class is important to a well functioning society.

You could also look for a broker to help you out- I have one insured through American Modern.  

I was given a tour last week for the first time of the whole new office they remodeled, it is very modern and really nice.

After speaking with a broker in Virgin, UT, I learned that capitalizing on that  Zion national park tourist vacation rental market can be (relatively) pricey and challenging.My investor and I are looking for something close to nature or smack-dab in nature; but, still close enough to modern amenities to resolve any issues should they arise (emergencies/food etc).I learned that if you are in the mountains, you will more than likely not have year round access, no water/rights, 2 hours away from amenities and no management willing to make the drive to check on 1 cabin, needless to say it was a little discouraging to hear. 

They are not atheistically pleasing nor do they do any work in modernizing an already in place fixture, and they often will cost as much as just replacing the fixture.