For example, if I purchased an industrial warehouse that sold widgets and the value that we derived for the property was $2,000,000 and I then managed to raise $400,000 from a total of 20 folks who were solely interested in a debt partnership with my company.

In addition, their advice is sometimes ridiculous - e.g. when negotiating with the banks around a short sales threaten the banker and play all types of manipulative games that most people in the industry laughed at, stating it would sever any type of future relationship with that bank / banker and kill any sale.

Understand this: The integrity of our industry has declined over the last 5 years.

I'm far from an economics guru, but traditionally Pittsburgh has not done well because it is based around the steel industry and other non-technical businesses.

Always intriguing to see how the industry talks to each other right?

Welcome to the site @Kyle Peaseas stated above attending local meetups and partnering with others who are experienced in your industry can go a long way.Also spending time to learn the industry by absorbing knowledge on this platform.

We recommend QuickBooks desktop or QuickBooks Online for the flip industry. 

These events will definitely benefit you all to network with industry leading professionals, influential city officials and other real estate vendors in the area.  

QuickBooks can be customized to fit any Industry.

I have a hospitality industry background yet always been interested in real estate since they is where hotels and restaurants start.