If I was looking at brand new homes (similar size), I'd be paying around $450-600K.  

So here are my thoughts and a question: I've always wanted to be a developer (I created my first business plan when I was 16), and I've always wanted to own a real estate brand like Hilton or Marriott or even Trump.

If it is a high end, you'll need quality appliances for sure and you'll probably run well over $5K brand-new.

That being said, I don't think a 2002 4Runner is a flashy car...maybe if it were a 2015 model...but "flashy" to me is more of a luxury brand, not really Toyota.

There are a few brand names - Sharp, Dacor, Bosch, Thermador, Gaggeneau, Jen Air, & Wolf.

If I were in your shoes - I would get as many credits as possible from a community college and then transfer to a four year school so you can graduate from the name brand.  

As a young investor fresh out of college... 

BP is a breath of fresh air in a business that is full of crap, Mehran - this is why I keep coming back...I talk to these guys outside of BP more than inside.  

I am absolutely brand spanking new to real estate investing and look forward to the opportunity to get to know and learn from many of you.I have been reading, studying (on BP) and asking questions of local folks and learning much, mostly that the more I know, the more I realize I need to know.

This apartment is brand new, I was made aware of an issue, and am taking care of it immediately (even though I find it hard to believe there is anything wrong given I was denied access to the apartment and the boiler was on downstairs).