Deals can be found, but with a lot of work and a good team in place.

Remember to network learn and build a solid team.

Having experienced and trustworthy Team members is critical.  

Then I teamed up with my 2 brothers and sister and we purchase 7 buildings with a total of 200 rental units and a vacation home in Palm Bay, Fl. 

I believe in you personally doing the thing that you do best or an expert at, and surrounding yourself with a team to handle the rest.

Did a lot of research and actually developed a couple web scrapers with the goal of finding under-valued military properties.Never amounted to much as we don't have teams or a presence near any bases.

Who will you need in your team?

Your spare time should be spent on building an experienced and trustworthy Team.

Job creation, infrastructure advantages, environmental justice, etc.Most definitely with a collaborative TEAM, having a solid business plan, dollars that make sense and a clear vision it would all supersede concerns and set a platform to manifest this idea into a reality.I would be most interested to hear more if you happen upon others who are seriously considering this revitalization of Baltimore neighborhoods as a team effort.

I've been building my REI team and am working with a real estate friendly agent so we can flip houses.