People just worry to much about profits and forget that the people in Bridgeport are humans to.

Otherwise take some time to volunteer for Habitat For Humanity.  

I understand that I'm short on hard capital, but I have plenty of human capital.

You will discover things about humanity that will be discouraging, depressing, and disgusting.

My upwardly mobile tenants don't see me as "the man", they see I'm a human, and we get along fine. 

So if anyone thinks that you always get the right answer just because it's from an attorney, better realize we are all human and make mistakes....last time I heard, professional liabilty insurance for attorneys was not cheap, yet they are rarely sued in my area..

I guess it's a part of human nature - a lot of the hype feeds on the two most powerful emotions, greed and fear.

Seems absurd.

If you don't feel comfortable working with highly stressed people and making them feel comfortable enough to trust you to help them, then there are other ways to handle real estate that require less human contact.Btw, I put peanuts in my envelope along with a postcard they can put on their fridge that says "you'd be nuts not to let us help" on one side and our information on the other.

@Michael ZackJust a thought Mike, it might be worth your while to just ask around on craigslist and see if any local contractors are looking for some help part time, or even try to get involved on a habitat for humanity project or something of that nature.