Well I know you've done investing in a lot of different markets, super expensive markets to boot.

Don't have the stats for you but I have a lot of clients with boots on the ground here.

It was a huge practice space for musicians and it was bought up by a developer and he did the VERY uncool thing of booting every artist out of it. 

Boots on the ground.

I have an opportunity to pick up a place in this town of Rock Hill, NY and wondered if there were any BP’ers nearby that could help be my boots on the ground if I pulled the trigger on this one.

You could also do Purchase and then Sale #1 and #2 (which is what I have done) but that adds a little more risk of being able to sell in time so only advisable if your purchase was a smoking deal.I'm sure you are aware, but total sales price of #1 and #2 combined must still be less than the purchase price to avoid boot.

I'm convinced most investors would have given up, but persistence to see it through has provided for a very valuable property, and experience to boot.

In a foreclosure, you may have debt boot that you would owe taxes on.Mark

Boots on the ground.  :-)

Along with learning and researching, another yuuuge factor for OOSI is having 'boots on the ground'...perhaps the biggest factor.