@James Wise,I'm not sure if it just shows how a few years in the industry jades you, but with 75% of them, i thought "Not that bad, just need some good bleach and a hefty scrub brush!" 

However, my heart is with real estate investing- so I ended up brokering where I invest, as I have a huge edge in knowledge over the average broker in the Capital District.

I am studying real estate during my free time but would love to get some hands on experience especially meeting people in the industry!

If buying a commercial investment (Multi-family 5+ units or retail, industrial, etc.) you may need both Commercial Property insurance & General Liability insurance. 

POPULATION 1 MILE 5 MILES 10 MILES TOTAL POPULATION 1,857 45,944 194,648 MEDIAN AGE 45.3 41.1 45.6 MEDIAN AGE (MALE) 44.0 40.0 44.8 MEDIAN AGE (FEMALE) 46.6 42.0 46.4HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME 1 MILE 5 MILES 10 MILES TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS 775 17,852 79,799 # OF PERSONS PER HH 2.4 2.6 2.4 AVERAGE HH INCOME $50,353 $57,011 $56,327 AVERAGE HOUSE VALUE $174,711 $257,379 $232,066

A good SFH around blossom hill area rents for 3400+ for 3br2ba.Better than average townhouses:1)  single shared wall instead of 2.2)  larger front and back yard.3) dedicated garages.Not as good as SFH:1)  street full of duplexes so lots of cars.2)  neighbors properties are mostly tenant occupied.

(Over the 3.2 years, looks like I've averaged just under 5 posts per day).

Or the Block Industries case from the Summer of 2017 where the Tax Court unraveled a “Magical Options Contracts Make Roth IRA Instantly Huge” scheme.

@Cara LonsdaleThe problem with your scenario is that this property could never produce any positive cash flow, long term, based on the average expenses a SFH would have long term hold.

The industry is changing, and folks who work in real estate need to offer more than opening lock boxes and filling out forms.