If they shared my info with others especially on the internet i would probably not work with them ever again.

Sounds like that LOC has been a game changer! 

I know appreciation isn't the game out in the mid-west (Wisconsin, Milwaukee specifically), but we have family out there and our personal situation makes it a little bit easier.  

You can find out plenty about your local market by doing an internet search, reading local blogs, and reading up on the local area chamber of commerce website.

push hard for as large as an em deposit as you can get and likely keep  The more skin she has the game the more she is likely to close.  

Also, using a service like this allows you to host your website at the same time.Here's a quick flow of how the Internets work for this:Buy your domain name (GoDaddy or someone less evil)Select your hosting provider (GoDaddy, HostGator or someone less evil)Point your DNS from GoDaddy to HostGatorLog into HostGator and create your e-mail accountsUse whatever you want to check them (Outlook, Thunderbird, Firefox, Chrome, etc.)

While we take great care of our home, I have found the key is for the other side to have skin in the game too.

I'm looking at buying a set of 3-5 du/tri/quad-plexes over the next 5-8 years, then transitioning them into a 10-20 unit apartment building.End game is somewhere in the range of 50-100 doors spread out over 2-5 high-quality properties.

My end game is to spend more time with my son and less time working tedious and unfulfilling jobs to support him.

One of the best things you can do when you are first starting out is find an experienced investor to team up with to help you get some skin in the game.