Trust but verify" is one of the fundamental rules of successful RE investing.Caveat: if you have an incredible, proven, trustworthy team of boots on the ground who you've worked with for many years and through many deals, and they've never steered you wrong--in that scenario, I *might* take their word for it...but, most investors (esp. newbies) don't have that type of OOS team in-place.

Once the concepts and processes are proven in our own backyard we will expand to new cities and area. 

Wtf I thought it was innocent until proven guilty not the other way around.

It seems like there are several big engagers I can think of off the top of my head, then there's a consistent middle of the pack (I recognize their names) - these are all quality posters Then there is a slew of people who ask one question, have a few posts and never engage again.

I love to hear Josh and Dave recognized our unique ability to go up to 95% of the value of the home!

I recognize these are highly charged and emotional moments.

Once you've done enough of these, you can decide if you want to invest even these 10 or 15 minutes - you'll recognize which properties are beyond the realm of reason and discard them immediately.Now take the analysis one level deeper by looking at the property's current condition.

Now, the city of Decatur is a nationally recognized town with top-tier schools and astronomical real estate prices.  

It has proven to be quite handy thus far!

But, you have to be time tested and proven.