@Adam Rothweiler so Real Estate is heavily focused on one of two things, sales or capital.

Due to this though, I believe a lot of fix and flippers who are not as well experienced are not as profitable or may not be profitable because bank owned and lower priced assets are not as heavily discounted 

Oil companies may also have a tie in with the equipment lease.The absolute best situation is to own the real estate, own the operating business, own the equipment, and have no long term contract with any gasoline provider, in a heavily trafficed location with no direct competition, and a high volume dealership.  

@Gary MontgomeryYour first year is going to be the most difficult because you will not have any tax returns as a SE investor, which is heavily weighted for bank underwriting. 

Bad part was that I was heavily involved. 

I think it depends heavily on your seller's situation.Cash offer to a seller not in a hurry with financing contingent offers in play? 

Your personal financial information is not as heavily weighed as in a residential loan.  

My family has been involved in REI since I can remember and I've spent countless weekends fixing rental properties and doing some DIY rehab.I'm currently in the research phase of my real estate career and although my family's experience in RE lays heavily in single family homes, I am more drawn to multi-family and flipping.  

@Dhru DasI am not heavily focused on MFR, however, that said, I purchased a duplex and a four-plex in 2015 for a JV that I was involved in. 

I work in the insurance industry and my boss's retirement strategy is heavily based on rental properties (and the land beneath them).