And the prospect to appointment setting ratio is very high, and it's something I can scale nationwide. 

Later in 2015 after significant appreciation I started making the transition into cash-flowing commercial real estate, specifically large apartment complexes.The way I made my transition was to start investing as a passive investor with an experienced operator via syndication.

The lending terms on large buildings give you non recourse terms as well as lower terms.

I'm fortunate I have a large amount of contacts to help with renovations since I'm already in the building industry (sales manager for Portland Glass).

Any quality apartment near the Ualbany campus would appeal to professors as well as the large number of state employees in the area.

If you are looking to track them down on more than a 1 on 1 scale so you can do bulk marketing you will want to become a Realtor.

The large corporations and REITs will bring transportation to them in some way or another which will spur the desirability and presumably, value.Ultimately this will be a very long term play for you.

Hard to scale a home buying business nationwide without local knowledge & infrastructure on the ground.

They are large rooms with large egress windows.

While this isn't a home run by any sense you can see how this can quickly scale.