I see that most flips try and capitalize on these opportunities.With the crash, prices were hit so hard that one could easily find homes selling for a discount readily via MLS- something that requires very little work to access.

Pros would be the possibility of a bunch of business from it Cons would be you would be easily identifiable if someone wasn't too fond of you.Probably something I'd consider if I ever got to that point but I'd probably store the vehicle somewhere other than my house.

Obviously these could easily vary from investor to investor.  

You should easily be able to buy multi family with 10% down.

In addition, they are difficult to rent because you need to find an individual with a very high salary, and the condo fees to tenants are enormous (example: a two-bedroom luxury condo here can easily cost the tenant $1000-3000 in application fees plus a month's rent or more in broker fees), which makes these units much harder to rent out.That's NYC.

I think it will be another 10-15 years easily before Niagara Falls gets fully back on its feet but it is getting there slowly. 

I easily found the seller's cell numbers and emails online, so I think it may be time for me to simply Circumvent the Listing Agent and contact the sellers directly.What issues might this cause and what could prevent a Mortgage Broker from Circumventing the Listing Agent in effort to deal directly with the sellers?  

We can easily fix the toilet - new wax ring and make sure the bolt is secure. 

With my own model, instead of downloading one from the internet, I'm able to accomodate it more easily to my own wants and needs as well as give myself a little credibility when it comes to analyzing deals if I want to present them to mentors, potential investors, and family and friends that might be interested in contributing investment capital.

I don't know but for example, In Bucharest, an apartment is 100-130 K, meanwhile in Athens can easily reach 150-200 K.