Not a bad idea - i'll do some research and we should talk. 

Please give me some insight on this idea, maybe it'll work, I really see this deal being big if I can negotiate a deal.

Your training runs sound like a great idea to get to know various areas.  

So, in other words, you want to go behind the bank's back...do you think, just on the surface, that this sounds like a good idea?

I would be more than happy to see if I could somehow add some value to someone near me to bounce ideas off of and simply soak up as much as I can in exchange for whatever I may be able to assist in so that I can start taking action in a dedicated direction.

2 sewer connections   2 us post office addresses ?  

We get together and talk about what has been going on in our investments and feed off of each others information and ideas. 

That's because you usually have to go through so many deals before you get an idea what a good deal is suppose to look like.

Sounds like your niche market is a good idea.  

The idea in apartment complex or hotel searching is that you need to find something that you can immediately improve (then probably refinance).What should you be looking for exactly that lets you know you can improve this property right away?