The venture investment to the area is also continuing to contribute to the growth of the area and I see that sustaining in the future.

@Traci Cameron sounds like the house sustained severe damage from a fire inside and is currently not livable. probably selling as is and the house needs extensive work.

In regards to rentals, i took the last year and condensed my portfolio and sold off some rentals i had purchased before the recession that have been negative income for many many years now, so i am out of those positions with the equity at almost a break even, because i feel personally that the next few years the pricing movement isn't sustainable and its going to shake up the market again, idk if it could call for another recession, but i feel it needs some correction soon.Im very tempted to just hold my cash now for the rates to rise in hopes of the prices to settle down and instead of leveraging my next deal, that i would just flat out pay for it in cash, because then i dont have to worry about the high price of mortgage interest eating into my passive income, i know this is against most, but i feel like investors in my area just pulling bullcrap deals together and rehabbing them for nearly no profit, just to stay busy.

Forgive me for not remembering the product name I used a few years ago but you'll find something similar if you search for sustainable pest management for german cockroaches.

The initial infusion of money will be each player from those teams looking probably buy expensive homes of $1M or higher, spend money in the local economy, The sustained infusion of money will come from ticket sales, hotel stays, merchandise sales, and even fans gambling in the casinos. 

Buy and hold can set you up with sustained income for life.

Options include driving for dollars, absentee, probate, using listsource if you are not in a competitive market, buying lists that are exclusive for your market type (we partnered with a guy that does this) 3) Start a sustained direct mail campaign.

Given a ~2% CoC return is not enticing or sustainable given my goal is monthly cashflow.

I look forward to being an active member here on BP and meeting some awesome people, growing my education, and building the foundation of a successful, self-sustaining, difference making real estate career.

Identify a budget for investing that you can sustain for at least 6-12 months to gauge success/failure.6.