You can find some absolute MTR gems near smaller hospitals that aren't so obvious but ultimately, housing supply in the area is something I'd say is more important coupled with your amenities.

There are a couple REIAs in the Tri-State area, but none of them are backed by the power of BP and the incredible people that it tends to attract.

For fix-and-flip pros, BRRRR enthusiasts, and wholesalers alike, the landscape looks different than it did just a couple of years ago.For flippers: What’s your approach to finding end buyers in this market?

As a married couple, you can also take advantage of the $500k capital gain exemption.

A hybrid approach could also work well—buy a couple of properties with smaller down payments to speed things up, then focus on larger down payments for more stability.

One is seminars...My first seminar I went was "free"... an hour presentation at a hotel where they 'invite' (or was it lure) you to a 3 day seminar for a couple of hundred bucks.  

The sale of $1m is not nearly enough to interrupt the market, particularly over a couple of weeks.

Apparantly that didn't work out for them either as they sold all their properties a couple of months later.

I've experienced the same with my properties over the past couple of years. 

I've been analyzing a couple deals in the OH market recently to get some practice (my research tells me it's one of the few decent cash flowing markets).