All of this is the fruit of action.

Hence, as mentioned above, I look forward to both contributing to and learning a lot from you guys as it will make our experience here very fruitful and memorable.

I look forward to fun and fruitful interaction with you all.Graham

He does not screen tenants & gets the low hanging fruit.

They seem to think prices of properties will start to drop.So if you can rest (3 jobs at break neck speed can cost you health wise) plus you want to live to see the fruits of your labor and start looking around in 12 months you might be in better shape to make serious moves.Just a thought.Good luck in your investing!

In my market area in 1989 we had 9 agents murdered, something that was hard for agents to believe because we worked such good areas.

In my state, property taxes can be low due to Homestead tax exemptions on primary residence, especially if the owner has lived there a considerable time, because there's a cap on tax increases each year for homesteads.It's always a good idea for agents to forewarn buyers not to rely on property tax estimates long before closing.

You're mixing apples and oranges for a fruit salad.

@Klint Ruud this is not a fruitful question because most of us would answer this based on what we would do which is related to our goals, experience, resources, investing strategy, etc.

I have a family realtor that I use to look at turnkey properties that I'll pay market value for more times than not, but I don't want to burden their time making 100s of offers a year for me if only a percentage of those will ever bare any fruit.