Assume a 10 block (or so) radius around your building is its "Home Turf".[1] Look for gang graffiti (learn about it online) vs tagging.[2]  Drive the fast foods in that circle around 10:30 pm and note if you (a) feel afraid to go inside, or (b) feel afraid to go through the drive through.[3] Sit in parking lot of a food store and gas stations  around 10:30 pm and note who comes and goes, and note if "Ladies of Ill Repute" or "Dealers of Narcotics" are present.[4] Try to figure out how far "Crime" is from your building (in blocks), because it can and does move over time.

It's tiny, but with a tiny price tag and the land value is worth more than the park.

It's not letting me tag anyone else who has posted..So thanks to everyone for the Warm Welcomes and the amazing advice thus far!

@Ryan Thomson @Kayla Govier looks like I failed to tag you both correctly above. 

(In the state if Wisconsin there are "verbal" contracts..im not sure if he would try to claim something like this seeing there isn't a physical contract.)Tags: Oconomowoc, Hartland, Brookfield, flips, Wisconsin, wisconsin lawyer wisconsin legal advice contractors

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Would love to hop on discord and discuss strategies or potential neighborhoods to look into, tag is Plutohands #5766. 

A cost segregation is so specialized / specific that I am not sure would be of much benefit if you were to get into the field now(In my opinion).The valuation most cost segregation companies tag to certain items are likely 'inflated' to benefit taxpayers.Therefore, I don't think you would learn much about assessing properties or items within a house.I would put your time towards getting the best job out of college(good paying and decent hours) which you can then apply some of the earnings towards real estate investing.Best of luck.

As an example, if you limit yourself to $400k whereas a great property comes along with $600k price tag, you may miss it entirely since you won't be even looking at $600k properties.It is important to know your exit strategy and time horizon too.

Someone tagged me where the topic was blogging and SEO... and I just  thought it would be helpful, to give some value on SEO and blogging.