there's a section that speaks to offering to pay part of their commission to a firm that produces a buyer."

Networking has been the most successful way to attract more private investors so I am looking for ways to increase the speed at witch I network with people who are likely candidates to invest with me.

Sounds like you have an attractive deal in front of you. 

Adding more into the estimated repairs, adding vacancy and property management makes this a less attractive investment unless more upfront improvements are done to increase the income.

A bit of landscaping, perhaps a picket fence, and a pathway to the front door would go a long way to adding curb appeal to the property and attracting better renters.

In my experience, the monopolization of these sorts of properties produce consistent and lucrative cash flow.Ryan

Greg, I've dealt with the challenges of trying to find a use for dead space and there are a couple words of advice I can give you:1) Retail space is never attractive to potential tenants lying vacant.  

That implies that we all have the right to be wrong.Your challenge is to post here in such a way that you attract answers and solutions that are helpful, although they may not always seem useful in the heat of the moment.

Start to make flip some propertys to fund long term buy and hold property's that produce cash-flow.My current job consumes alot of time and I am not really learning anything that pertains to Real estate investing.

I started with an excel spreadsheet, notepad, planner, MLS, Top Producer, RealVolve, etc and honestly, this solution even has some things that drive me nuts, but it's the best one I've found so far. http://www.goconnectapp.com/I'm a new realtor (2.5 months), but I've sold 15 houses and am working with nearly 35 active buyers right now.