Dan, As your real estate learning moves forward you're facing the harsh reality that this can be a tough market for beginners -- and those of us who have been around a whole lot longer -- but the best thing you can do is believe in yourself and not give up on the dream.

Well Dan,A hearty welcome to the forum!

-Dana

im in dana point

Hi Ben, I've lived in Toledo all my life...can't say it's anything unusual that makes jobs and renters, we have strong manufacturing with obvious ties to the automotive industry (Dana corp- parts supplier, Jeep- manufacturer, Owens Corning- insulation/bldg materials, Anderson's- agriculture/fertilizer, First Solar) Like any area we have some $250k and up neighborhoods with little crime and great schools...and some seedier areas where you will read about gang shootings about once a week.

Wow Dana Thank You for your insight.

Hi All,My name is Dana and I'm new to this sort of thing, but eager to learn and get involved in investing in real estate.Just looking to expand my network here and figured this would be a good way to begin this venture.Nice to meet you all,Dana

James, ok for starters here is my Craigslist ad:http://neworleans.craigslist.org/rts/545195583.html I have also made contact w/ a lady by the name of Dana Dunton who used to be w/ our local REIA who said she'd look at the deals I send her, we could then partner and split the profits 50/50.

Hi Dana - One of the reasons I came down against allowing dogs in multi-family is that it introduces another area of potential conflict between tenants and also between the dog owning tenant and neighbors to the property.The pool of non dog owners is big enough that I can rent out apartments just fine and do not have to deal with these types of conflicts.The other thing I hated about having a tenant with a dog was that it would make vendors to the property skittish about entering the unit.

@Dana Anghel - can you explain this more for us not in the industry?