Certainly nothing ground-breaking in terms of ideas here, however I'll be very hands on (and on site) during the process to make sure that every step of the way is executed to a high standard and very carefully.Once I've hopefully developed a successful track record and gained experience, my next goal would be to move on to commercial assets (think multi-family, industrial etc) so that I can leverage my existing investor network and real estate knowledge to raise 3rd party equity and take on bigger projects.

I was mislead and should seek mediation to recover some or all of the earnest/hand/deposit money?

I have known and worked with Matt for years.I have attended his training and hired him as a consultant.He is hands down the best at what he does.I have personally raised over $50 million for my hard money lending company.I am grateful for a lot of people who helping me with this success and Matt is at or near the top of that list.

One last question - is your assistant actually hand writing the envelop?

Provides first-hand recommendations of the renters historical renting behavior.

Once you have a market chosen I'd connect with a realtor/wholesalers in that market through BP or Facebook groups to get a first hand view from them on how their market is performing.

@Matthew Posteraro I wouldn't necessarily say that it is a way to make them more hands-off by scaling up to larger properties.

He’s constantly handing out free advice, wrote the book on 1031’s and handled mine last year. 

On the other hand, if you're hoping for better appreciation, Columbus will be a better fit.

My goal Is to help get items of value/desire back into the 2nd hand market instead of getting just thrown out.