@Jorge Ruiz I'm originally from Dayton, and the last development tour I went on there was very impressive.

Pigtown has some incentives associated with it from some local companies such as UMMC however I really see this area taking awhile to develop and some of the people I know who have purchased there regret it due to safety issues. 

If you are starting out and have W-2 income likely you would want to keep that for loan qualification but once your portfolio is established you can choose what other, if any, income you want to spend your time developing.

The IRS doesn’t care how you financed the property, just that you’re properly reporting your income and deductions.There are IRS guidelines for your situation - try searching around google or talk to a CPA

@Michael Bennett you can make really good money in neighborhoods like this IF you know how to manage them properly.

I am looking to buIld and develop a team in Fayetteville, NC.

That will be a big help in getting my foot in the door and start to develop my list of SOLID investors who are ready for large inventory that my team has to offer.

What i mean by that is, will you develop relationships with real estate agents, will you focus on real estate investors, will you go after the fix and flip crowd, will you go after 1st time buyers, or maybe move up buyers.

As many of you know, I've been in this business for many years, developing many types of projects over the years with my husband.

@Darrell Braxton sorry I didn't catch this post sooner but I actually wrote an entire post on this very subject and how to properly structure the deal.