I am good at what I do and the skills developed align perfectly with debt investing.

The Dayton, Ohio area where I'm looking is ultimately a large C- to C area with many pockets of 1900-1930s homes, perfect for pursuing 2-4 units properties, while being free and clear of "war zones."

I know it's not a perfect world and I will still get questions, but I want to limit them.

A good syndication sponsor can produce the best outcome in the face of adverse circumstances, while a bad or inexperienced one can screw up a perfectly good real estate deal. 

I had some life lines if everything truly went sideways, but none of them were ideal, and so I put myself in a position where I had a 10-day closing period to lock down some funds.It was perfect!

Napa is a "no go" and @Casey Maib summarized the situation perfectly.

Generally speaking, if you're looking at a property and it's showing expenses of 25%, the 50% guideline gives a new person a basis to believe that number probably isn't the full story.There is no perfect, there is no way to know everything, this is just a nice, easy, straight forward starting point.

As for terms such as "bachelor pad", "not suitable for children", "perfect for older couple" etc. while usually harmlessly intended, are pretty obviously not kosher with fair housing laws.

Your 1 2 3 summary was perfect!

In a perfect world an all around wage increase would be amazing however, one needs to think like a business and realize the extra cost of wages has to come from somewhere.