I was intrigued by the size of the property, great location, and upside once I got the building performing and renovated.

And if evaluating certain passive 1031 opportunities for replacements you'll probably want to access a broker/dealer or a commercial realtor for commercial opportunities.Most of these folks are vey willing to consult with you at no charge and trust you'll later use their services to perform their assigned tasks.

Many people have built wealth by investing in the market, to include people in low-income jobs that just consistently socked away small amounts for decades.

Be consistent in your letters, potentially expect 8-12 letters (spread 3-4 weeks apart perhaps) to each property owner before you get a response!

It can and does work anywhere just know consistent cash flow to pay for the mortgage is harder to get as you go from lower income to slums (not that low income is always walk in the park either). 

That will almost always hurt the relationship and certainly ruin your performance history.

@Marc Jackson what would you call the average performance (gross income and net income) from a PCB Townhome within say 5 blocks of the water?

The smart combination of buying at a discount, adding value, and then using leverage once the asset is performing to pull equity and launch the next project is just a very good formula when executed well.Be sure to start by reaching out to non-recourse lenders to learn about their programs. 

They have rules and can pull out adding more risk to you of not performing.

Currently managing a building in Ukrainian Village and need to have something called a critical test exam performed on a 3 story steel porch.