But as long as the mortgage and other expenses including vacancy threshold cost is paid in full by the tenants and a few hundred dollars a month cash flow, my spouse and I can seriously pay off our expensive degrees in no time with just our income.

After all, where's the line between revitalization (i.e. reviving a depressed area) and gentrification (as you put it, kicking out the poor and as I'll put, bringing in some rich hipsters). 

I've been snooping around this website for around 1 and a half years and feel its time to start asking some questions that pertain to the goals I desire to shape towards being successful in Real Estate Investing.One of these goals is to successfully wholesale a property to an investor.

I've been snooping around this website for around 1 and a half years and feel its time to start asking some questions that pertain to the goals I desire to shape towards being successful in Real Estate Investing.One of my goals is to earn my Real Estate License this year and to under go training through Keller Williams.

I'd like to buy it in he next 3-6 months I'd like to purchase creatively with seller financing or assumable financing and a lot of upside in rents.

I'm very much a newb to real estate; both personally and as an investor.

@Frank Karim Commercial is harder and a longer process. 

I have strong communication skills and a lot of sales experience due to my printing and solar business.

The 180 per year includes the main meeting, store stuff, and a few side meetings. 

@Chris Grenier , I was just listening to Rod Khleif's Podcast this morning and a point was made that if you are trying to target retiring investors, you should use a marketing channel that reaches them (i.e.