for me easy.. get a real estate license sell real estate and get paid to learn.. instead of what seems to be common these days with people that invest in their small business with no experience.. that's a pretty tough way to go about it.I was young I got my license at 18 and was focused on making sales to earn income .. with this income I bought homes in the Bay Area.Be surprised were working in the industry instead of on the fringes of it.. 

Buying on the fringe of a hot area is also a awesome way to build equity.

Then maybe at the fringes of the tertiary MF markets where all of the newly minted "syndicators" bought assets.

In many of the neighborhoods on the fringes of the already expensive areas, that are likely “next”, people have signs in their yard saying NOT FOR SALE.

Thanksbala Yes, my exact situation is a fringe one, but having vouchers change values is extremely common.

Even in the highly desirable areas (think Midtown, 38104) there are abundant fringe areas with varying values.

they are buying the assets and closing.. and the big ones are all licensed.. so you can have an employee work for you in a very narrow scope.. but why u would want to do this is weird.. there is no real money in it and over time your not building a career your just wasting time. trying to figure out how to stay on the fringe.

The whole UIC area is still undervalued I think, especially if you can buy on the fringe a bit. 

Obviously most of them are in the red on the Trulia crime map, but some I've noticed on the fringes sitting in the green.

You may find fringe suburbs are a better return for SFRs.