Less parental involvement, less discipline allowed, 4 times as much money spent on it,  and the creation of the Dept of Education.

Do you just look for big cities or cities that are expected to grow or cities with job creation?

Even though I'm really expecting Bill to jump in and answer (hopefully without a long drawn out answer :mrgreen: ) I thought it would at least be worth others to see his answer, if he has one, which I'm pretty sure he...

This is the game changer, the creation of a new market.

In my browsing, I came across this post by Tim Wieneke, in which he proposes the creation of an "Official Bigger Pockets Guide to Investing":http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/35873-something-like-an-official-bigger-pockets-guide-to-investing-Such a resource seems ideal for someone in my position, but it looks as if it's either a work-in-progress or the idea has been dropped.I would consider taking an REI course, but the promotional materials for the ones I've come across seem pretty high on the BS scale, and stories of scam-artists abound, so I'm wary.

You don't have to lease from Xerox or IBM, just keep accurate paperwork, write checks and document the transaction.Buying real estate is a tremendous boon to wealth creation.

As for tips on setting up the note to make it more valuable to sell after creation: 1.

I would also look for cities that are showing a growth trend from job creation rather than immigration (ie: CA).

Well he is the landlord of creation, and we are tenants.

I have had some sales training on value creation that says if you can satisfy a decision maker's personal (recognition, promotion, etc) and business (increase revenues, cut costs) agendas then you have just put yourself at the top.