I think there are people out there that perceive themselves as not being smart enough to pull off a successful deal.

If smart, Bigger-Pockets-reading real estate investors require a 20% discount, and only 1% of the properties for sale meet that criteria, won't there be competition for those properties, which will drive their price back up?  

(is this a smart idea??

Hence the trouble with real estate, you're only smart in hindsight.  

On a $ / sq ft / yr basis, very similar ($700 for mine at 1080 sq ft per side = $7.8, $950 for yours at 1500 sq ft per side = $7.6)@Chris Rodriguez Thank you sir, smart intel ;)

I know that I can save capital by just piling it up in my personal savings account, but my gut tells me that that idea isn't very smart since my money isn't growing at all.

Not smart enough to talk to people with FICO scores over 575? 

I would consider myself obsessed with smart design.

But if you're just starting out - realize that all though you're smart and capable - you're still just starting out.

Hi in California and many people want Smart Home type systems in Apartments so Creating a Smart Management system to use on my existing Apartments upgrading these to increase the rents to become Sustainable Living Apartments.