Also I read an article recently about the increased rate of some of the older generation passing away or moving into assisted living/retirement homes and how it could leave homes empty.

I'll be the first to tell you Bed-Stuy  and Bushwick are becoming more and more popular in Brooklyn.

There are definitely some things I would do differently understanding things like sponsor fees, etc.CrowdStreet has a good article https://www.crowdstreet.com/education/article/real... on the two models

Nice article, very inspiring. http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Hard-work-...

Two of the more popular ones are Atlanta REIA and Georgia REIA.

Two of the more popular ones are Atlanta REIA and Georgia REIA.

There's probably podcasts, blog posts and other articles about how to find deals which are not yet listed.With your work situation, I'd be looking into learning how to attract and engage private lenders.

Are there article said to look up the listing agents history, they may have multiple Reos, and you can  Study the list and sold price to  get an idea about how much the price might move.  

It turns out that at the biggest school nearby, someone built a massive apartment complex for college students right next to campus which is popular among students for living off campus.

@Jared Shackelford I just read the following blog article from Ben Leybovich that made me think about your situation.