You basically have to play a game where you cash cow the asset for a 5 year period and sell to a non-sophisticated buyer before deferred maintenance catches up to you. investing in Nola violates to the location, location, location addage. 

You can play the stock market, mutual funds, etc.Or you can keep doing what you're doing buying quality assets and manage them effectively.You won't have a clear idea of what to do until you establish your why. 

Love that you’ve got a built-in contractor—it really makes these kinds of plays a lot smoother. 

Compounding benefits — equity grows, your debt shrinks, and time does the heavy lifting.Curious how we see this play out day to day in the Baltimore market?

Estimated market value is ~$700k, and I’m also on 50% of the mortgage.Here’s the setup:1/3 deed ownership (on title)50% liability on mortgageHouse is currently owner-occupied by co-borrowers (not me)I’ve offered a buyout—no interest on their sideMediation has stalled and I’m now out-of-stateI’m looking to sell my stake for a discount to someone who understands partition, equity plays, or creative solutionsIs there anyone here who’s worked with fractional interest purchases before?

Now, I'm actually very interested in education and have played with the thought of starting up a small school for years.

Regardless, how does it work if a buyer comes to the table but you still want to keep the option for other bids in play?   

The distressed houses will be 250k+, I don't know for sure but I did look at setting up a network in Salt Lake City a few years back and I remember the price to play being very high and it was a competitive/active market with a ton of cash transactions.The minor leagues to this REI thing is:1) Get yourself ready by opening an LLC. 

At this point in your life I'd advise putting all of your focus into finishing your degree, assuming you won't get drafted and can make millions playing ball.While you're doing that I'd advise building good personal finance habits.

“It is easy to respond that they are not purchasing the property at an extreme enough discount but think there is more at play than that.”Of course, there is more to that at play.