In my opinion, it is better to choose an area with a path to progress. 

At least a lot better than the path I chose to take. 

I would try to tie those experiences and skill sets to your REI path.  

Quote from @Argel Algura: Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . .

Definitely sell "as is". 

It’s great that you’re already planning your path in multi-family real estate.

@Daniel Carrillo if you have not connected with @Jackson Harris already, I would definitely recommend connecting with him and his partner @Jeremy Holden.

I think there's a path to refinance that would flip me into positive cash flow, but I'm coming up short on ideas. 

But as long as its not directly in the flight path, it will be okay. 

That is definitely inspiring Victor.