Slow and steady, acquiring solid properties by finding the diamonds in the rough.  

I've used Diamond Heritage Inspections and have been happy with their service

I put river gravel over the top for cosmetics but that gets caught in tire tread so you probably don't want to do that.On the really big pieces where there was a raised edge(similar to the break closer to your carport), I took an angle grinder with a diamond blade and smoothed out the edge.

I was thinking of signing up for Bob Diamond's Tax Overage Course is this worth investing in.

My mom and I bought the Diamond package (over $40,000) and were promised a personal coach who never contacted us.

You can occasionally find a diamond in the rough though. 

Finding something you might be able to get creative with helped me find the 'diamond in the rough' properties when I ran numbers.

Significant expertise in those areas will likely be prerequisites for a deal like the one you described.Generally, it's a smart move for beginners to start with beginner strategies (like a buy and hold LTR, or house hacking a single fam or small multi fam property).For a beginner, the deal you described is sort of like trying to ski down a double black diamond the first time you ever put on skis--the chances of disaster are very high, and the chances of success are almost non-existent.Give yourself the highest chance of success, and minimize the chances of failure by finding a strategy that fits your level of experience--if you're a beginner, don't try to execute a highly advanced strategy.

Cleveland is still a blue collar town and when a true diamond in the rough hits the market, you will be competing against dozens of native Clevelander's with rolled up sleeves who know what it's like to work the trenches.

You can’t eat it or buy diamonds and furs.