Job and population growth projection and previous 2-3 years.

You can win with either strategy (Buy near market and let it appreciate while the tenant pays down the principal and you get the tax advantages, or BRRRR somewhere with easier inventory selection), but in a seller's market to get a property and the discount you want it for you're basically going to have to steal it from somebody.In that case, you're going to need a motivated seller.

Getting a mortgage means I have to pay significantly more in closing costs while getting a HE loan is basically free.

Anything with structural issues, highly likely in these neighborhoods, than you should just ignore it because you'll basically spend $5000 or more just on those things let alone any cosmetic issues that would need to be addressed. 

If it's basic day to day items, and if you don't store tons of photos / videos on it, anything with 8GB of ram would be sufficient in today's market.

My wife is a realtor at Bridge Realty and it works great for her because she is basically only helping friends and family part time (while earning 100% commission) whereas Kris and others have splits comparable to 40/60, 20/80 -but also provide leads, more training and support, etc.

By definition, I also can't say these are all considered Crowdfunding site, but nonetheless, are interesting platforms to learn about and/or invest in the built environment.Would love to have others add their own list with some basic understanding of what they offer.   

A cash purchase is basically that, no one accepts suitcases full of cash anymore, but no one will check where it came from.Bank loans of course are MUCH more strict.

What is an adequate Cap rate for a 14m dollar project?

@Juan Jackson @Jason Clarke @Kevin Sobilo I am meeting with my realtor this week to go over some numbers/projections as well.