I am not used to trading, as my job is more into physics.

Since the company went under I've incorporated my own entity and began doing real estate investment consulting, project management contracting, and urban advocacy.

An architect/designer will know them and be able to make a usable space with these rules incorporated.

Tons of smokers, loitering, cussing in public, and even a couple situations that made the local news (tenant through a TV off the second-story balcony, then the next week drove his car into one of our contractors trucks and threatened him with physical violence...4 police cars on the scene).- New desirable tenants do not want to move into an apartment complex and pay market rents when it's still a dumpSo we accelerated the entire process. 

Since neither your post nor your profile indicates where you are physically located, it would be nearly impossible for anyone to offer you helpful advice.As a new member, there are several things you can do to increase the likelihood of getting helpful responses here on the forum.

Might turn into more of a general conversation type piece for that one but will see how can incorporate and be sure to tag you in it.Steve, Can definitely do a piece on this in the meantime if you were curious on how to do it prior to me posting it would be related to "contributed property" into and llc formation.

And you'll start getting a feel for what you're actually willing to accept to close a deal in a particular market.Once you land your first deal, then your knowledge levels up again as you deal with rehabbing/timelines/property management and the ultimate return on investment after completing the physical work on the property.

When a baseball player hits one out of the park, but can't explain the physics behind it, does it cause you to rag on him and suggest that if he can't explain it, he's doing it wrong? 

Also, you (or someone) will need to be physically present for some parts of the transaction like inspections and walk throughs.

Especially thank you to my partner who I would never have had the physical and mental fortitude to keep going in this REI roller coaster @Joel Mendenhall, you're an amazing Project Manager.And thankful that I have the strength and courage to listen to my intuition and judgement which helps me weed out all the naysayers and the negativity about REI.