if they have to borrow money from their parents and credit cards this far down the road how successful can they be?

I buy for $200,000 sell down the road for $450,000 I pay father $200,000 to cover the $400,000 and pocket remaining $50,000.The utilities are split, I can get $800 a month for rent per unit and rent 2 garage stalls for additional income, though I would occupy one unit for at least 1 year.

I know it's hard to get good tenants who have some savvy, but sometimes it's better to take your time and try to find them rather than just keeping the rent coming in and then dealing with bigger problems down the road.

Finance is not real estate guys, it's not like it use to be so don't be going down any guru roads. 

They may prove to function well, as cabins or temporary lodging, but I fear that we're going to see a number of things used once and hard to sell later on down the road. 

Allowing them to think they are "kicking the can down the road" should help you secure the deal.  

I'm a New Real Estate Investor and need some tips on how to get started.. and to those who have a successful business what road did you take...

My son who was a toddler in one of the above paragraphs now helps us with our 7th property while we're getting it fixed up, so it was kind of a long road.  

Crested Butte is surrounded by the best single track trails in the world and legendary 4wd roads. 

As you drive through a neighborhood you may see the trees swaying in the gentle breeze or that paper cup blowing down the side of the road or even that sharp car that just zipped by you, but are you noticing the things you need to be noticing?