I'm with @Brent Coombs.I love the idea of leveraging the BRRRR strategy in order to generate wealth. I

You found that research exceeded the downfall of being from a different culture?

Is there a general problem you have noticed or is it the culture of the board somehow?

The last one has made me decently wealthy for someone my age.

It was about this time last year that I discovered Bigger Pockets and found what I was looking for - a way to escape the boring, restrictive 9-5 life while doing something enjoyable and generating wealth. I

If I read your post clearly you should steer well clear of criminal money, at least until you personally are wealthy enough to insulate yourself from association.

After my epiphany that every financial independent/wealthy person I know owns real estate, and a bunch of it, I've been set on a new path. 

As I study those that are wealthy, they often make more money during bad times versus good.

I don't think the cultural change you're talking about - which I agree seems to be real and growing - will affect the midwest as much as it will affect rural properties around coastal cities which are just outside traditional commuting range.   

I'm a huge soccer enthusiast and one of the things we do not have in our area is a outdoor sports complex that can be a beacon for our growing youth sports culture.