I think its worth the time to and energy as it will pay off and if you end up with a bad deal it will serve as a learning experience. 

Bad news you may also have to cover your own commissions. 

Of course the goal should be on the first page by anytime but that is usually bad ROI since the price is the biggest factor on the rank.

It’s mostly because I’ve lived here for 20 years or so and I’ve never seen a bad time to buy here in Flag.

Posting this duplex that I found here in the heart of Eastern Michigan, I've been frequently trying to run numbers on duplexes and investment property listings as an up and coming agent and investor to try and gain whether a deal is good or bad.

I don't think it is a bad idea to find work in real estate somehow as it will allow you to be comfortable with being around it in general, such as a property management company.

Such a bad first impression if the buyer is standing there while the realtor is struggling to open the door.

I had a bad understanding about how an out of state investor would “choose” a property.

Sure, but for every bad contractor there is also a bad investor/ home owner that has not paid a tradesman upon completion of a job.

The real property investment can be repositioned if it proves disappointing in its original form; it can be refinanced or recapitalized if it has too much or too e pensive debt; inflation over time bales out many bad purchases, and finally the investors knowledge, experience and abilities can be leveraged to turn around a cash flow negative property.I’ll provide an exampleThree years ago we purchased a note from a bank secured by two auto repair facilities with a large amount of excess land.