But even with that said, we also recognize every investor has their own tastes, desires, goals, intent and financial means of investing. 

I'm not very eager to become a broker at all, however the university I will be attending has a RE program (that I'm interested in anyway, because of my desire to invest).  

You might be able to land a job as an assistant rather than work at McDonald's which might be a little off your desired path. 

Knowing those involved in an area in an industry is where you begin, look to solve their desires, they may need to buy or sell and these are off the market deals, which how much of commercial is transacted, within the business community. :) 

The drive may not be desirable, but I love who I work with and for.

Having done no research, I heard the multis are my ore typically located in less desirable neighborhoods.

It's been my desire to quit my job and do real estate for life. 

That said, the desire to scale the business has led me to this "unbundled" or "a-la-carte" model which leverages the existing business infrastructure I have in place and also caters to the evolving consumer/investor demands which now include a more active DIY approach to real estate investing.

This is why flipping can be very easy in some places (Gentrifying neighborhoods in DC, PG County along the DC Border) and near impossible in other places (Much of Montgomery County)I find that the areas that are very very desireable to live in, where you have the top schools in the area, like Rockville, lower Silver Spring, Fairfax, Herndon...basically the wealthy suburbs, the prices in a particular neighborhood will not have a huge variance based on condition...and this is because people buy the house regardless simply for the school district, location, county amenities.  

You could have received the confirmation of your suspicions that you desired and been more thoughtful about your effect on what might just have been an inexperienced private lender.