And it's a really fun place to hang - fantastic restaurants, bars and nightlife.  

On the inside it is easy to tell kids would come in and hang out and get wild as there were dozens of liquor bottles and cigarette butts strewn throughout all the units.The carpet was horrendously stained with God knows what but luckily it didn't smell as bad as it could've thanks to no windows :) Holes in all the drywall and most faucet heads missing.

@Rebecca Martin its unfortunate that you've run into an agent with this attitude, but it looks like the writing is on the wall.

We're pretty conservative people, and I'll get into more specific questions down the road about how we might achieve those goals.....but our immediate question(s) is: what to look for in an investor friendly broker to hang her license with?

After interviewing several brokerages I have decided to hang my license with Hudson Stonegate.

The only surprises were installing a new retaining wall and filling in pool.

I saw the writing on the wall and took a wonderful full time job in academia where I have been working for the past decade.  

$1500 is a little steep, but possibly not if you're going with real thick glass, crooked walls, expensive trim etc.

@William WalshInvesting IRA funds in real estate is a good option for those that want to grow their next egg in investments outside wall street.

Keep banging your head against the wall, eventually you'll get through.