With all due respect, the cost of the education and maintaining a license is a very small fraction of what you can earn.  

Lots of people earn plenty of money and spend plenty of money and therefore have little to invest.

This investor and I have now changed our focus to look beyond return and consider the long-term desirability of the property.  

(Link below) 100% commission, what you earn is what you keep.  

Lower Pottsgrove is a decent area and schools are desirable, so renting the units has not been challenging, but sales could be.I have looked at other properties in Pottstown but even though they look good on paper, I have not purchased them mainly due to age and location.

Typically the broker will take a split of any commissions earned by you and you would be expected to do as much of the grunt work as possible while you are learning and building your book of business. 

Westchester is more desirable because of its proximity to the city and jobs.  

.), desires, likes/dislikes, near-term, medium-term and long-term goals, and time that you have to devote to doing REI. 

I have been looking for a multi-family opportunity in Durham for about a year now; however all I've come across to date are either in a less than desirable location or too expensive (Chapel Hill).

A good location with a desirable rental means that you could raise the rates more aggressively and if the current tenant moves out you would be able to get to market immediately with new tenants.