I will add a bit more below;The casino project has portrayed a great deal of "hype" with many of Springfield's investors/residents/community.

I can definitely tell you there's still a lot of positive cash flowing and 1% rule deals and you get amazing appreciation.

You may want to consider seller subordination, we can structure deals where we take a 1st position, 65-75% LTV..

Of course nothing goes exactly as planned; in one such deal the borrower was having trouble making payments and had an offer to sell which required me to carry back a second mortgage.  

Anyone have any insights or dealings with Travis Abbott and “Rentals 2 Retirement”?

I'm also a licensed broker, consistently staying on top of the market, property value's and finding off market deals for our Property Management Clients. 

Question 2: How do go about closing deals once I find them?  

The benefit of the outskirts of town: easier to find new place to build, land is cheaper, still in the path of gentrification and appreciation due to proximity to SLC market, no HOA to deal with, much less permitting and red tape, and these lead to new builds, which has the benefits of maximizing costseg and minimizing maintenance and repairs because the build is brand new.Happy to discuss by videoconference if you want, and I can pay you for your time. 

Is there a general calculation for determining if a deal will work using the BRRRR strategy?

I'm looking to network with those who have done a sub to creative financed deal in the last year.