The correct address is www.CARREIA.com and as she said it is a very active group and part of the nationally recognized association.

I didn't have a good picture to post yet or you'd probably have recognized me (different last name).

Let me be real clear that this property was so unique that it would be a gamble as a flip, so it only made sense if we were going to either a) live in it or b) rent it or c) do both, live in and rent it.

Only the most desperate renters would probably agree to live there so the price of the property would have to be dirt cheap and cost you as little money as possible in the rehab to make it worth the effort.Your gambling that the surrounding area will be gentrified in the next few years and increase the property values.If this was in Southern California I would say yes absolutely but,the ATL may be a little harder to wait for unless the population booms there in the next 5 years.

Given the shift in education's environment (especially in my state) I recognize now the importance of multiple streams of revenue and financial independence.

Second, it often - as in almost all the time - refuses to recognize either my email or password, despite the fact that I know both are right (I can log on through a browser no problem).

You will be looking at recognizing the increase now as opposed to later.

Bigger Pockets should add auto hints that recognize the names so your not dependent on the "@".

Like others have posted in this thread, you need to have reserves and recognize that things will go wrong and you have to be able to weather the storm. 

So you can ignore history and look for cash flow and invest in an areas like Cleavland or Tenessee or you can recognize the unique market of coastal So Cal.