There was a time that is became run down and forgottena nd in the last 5 years they have begun to revamp downtown, building condos and shopping in the square, scraping the old drive-in and putting in a plaza as they have in kent station and adding numerous subdivisions.  

I've been with a couple of national brokerages and a local brokerage. 

.#2 and 3 - There are numerous threads on BP that talk about the specifics of syndicated deals. 

(Google national conservation easement database)There are several Ag-lending banks out there, eager to loan for agricultural properties.

I saw an article in the national post from a few years ago ripping wholesalers up as it was becoming a problem in vancouver. 

I can only assume that there is a lot of automated programs available however being a newbe, i'm not familiar with any of them.I'm interested in automated systems that find properties, cost out rehabbing projects and advertising houses for sale once they are ready, on the numerous multi-media outlets. do any of these programs actually exist ?

RE isn't much in grad school, starting out from a national mortgage source selling mortgages may not have given you much in the RE arena.

@Max MaloneySan Francisco has the worst price-to-rent ratio nationally...yes, dead last.  

There seem to be numerous real estate investor website templates for single family home buying/selling.

Hi @Kyle Bigger,I own an Internet marketing company and partner with numerous developers on projects.