I guarantee there are 1000’s of affordable cities/towns if you’re working as a retail clerk/waiter/waitress. 

I also would love to just network with anyone who has knowledge in the industry so I am happy to gain any knowledge and advice you have, and I appreciate your guidance thus far.

In my case, most of my close friends are what I would instead call middle-class to upper-middle class.They work well-paid jobs (mostly in the tech industry) and make very respectable salaries, but...that income is in all these people's cases frittered away on paying for the upkeep of an expensive home in an expensive neighborhood, multiple late-model cars, and bad investments (most typically actively-managed target-end-date pension funds with high expense ratios).I have three millionaire friends and family from this pool of friends, all people who made their money investing in small businesses.

Apparently I lucked out and three blocks away they're going to start a big development project that includes a ton of retail, office, and residential spaces.

I think it’s good to be in the industry so your film time job is still practice for your investing and vice versa

One of the biggest concerns I have for the town is the lack of industry and businesses that will compel people to move there.

Personally, I’d look for an area that is growing, has some good solid neighborhoods, has industry or is a bedroom community close to jobs, and has amenities such as groceries, restaurants, shopping and such nearby.

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Any thoughts or feedback on this deal would be greatly appreciated.FROM SELLER: Please see attached leases for 7,000 sq ft office space/retail complex.

@Jesse Stein @Allen McGlashing you guys should be setting your standards much higher...even top producing investment real estate agents should be responding quickly (within 1-2 hours)...and you should have a system setup for offers...they should go out within an hour or two of your request.Stop working with agents that work at big brokerages like Keller Williams or HER...I know there is a bunch of these good ol' boy brokerages out there, but they are tools of the residential industry...not investment specialist for local markets...find a small local firm and start interviewing agents