If you get your property analysis skills nailed down and ensure you have good deals, you shouldn't have to look very hard for buyers. 

Consider yourself lucky, because more than half of the population don't have your skills or know anything about real estate.

Hopefully that skill will come in handy on this real estate adventure too!

Fixing the unit, depending on the damage and your skill set could run $10-15k or more.

Regarding finding that next property, I think figuring out an investment strategy that suits your personality, available time and energy and skills will be very important.

To answer the OP's question: Success is participating in any life endeavor with such skill and enthusiasm that others want to participate with you.

I don't live in the area anymore, but hope that with my attorney background and organizational skills, I will be able to manage this property from a distance utilizing the best team I can put together.  

Definitely more advanced on the re-vitalization scale & pricier than some other neighborhoods, but very cool to see such pride in ownership.

You will want as many eyes on your deal as possible, and a buyers list will take time to compile, so you should start building that list now if you haven't alreadySounds like you're in the be ready to put your listening skills to good use!  

We have been reading and studying negotiation skills to learn how to present and structure deals better.