Would not hurt to take a seminar or class and then actually jump in a do a small test baby deal. 

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Now with my spark renewed, with some luck and good advice(hoping from here ;)) I can realize my ultimate dream of land development (long off).

Obviously,I chose her, but then back-tested this theorem and it fit nicely.The cons off the top of my head:1.

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If it was because of another reason, maybe it makes sense to test the area for 6 months or so and see for your self, this way you will know.

He has a good support system in place including monthly counseling sessions with drug testing.

We have just a couple down there to test things out to see how we like doing the out of state investing thing. 

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