I am going to be investigating real estate around here in the very near future because there is so much construction going on and i can see real estate prices appreciating rapidly.I have read all the stickies already and look forward to learning much, much more

I have a feeling the current market is scaring off potential buyers, and the area has a strong smell...I'll have to look into why it reeks of cow patties, but other than that the homes are very nice.So what indicators should I be investigating?

I'm new and noticed a couple people had "under investigation" listed next to their user name.

You should post an intro in the new member's forum area.You might want to investigate commercial blanket loans that would cover a set of properties.

Insurance in place, is it feasible to insert a clause in a Rental Agreement stating that for example, "Tenants agree that they will bear full responsibility for any damage, whether through negligence, deliberate act or accident, occuring from fire in any fireplace the determination of which shall be concluded forensically through municipal/county/assign-your-jurisdiction fire inspection" or something of the sort?

I worked extensively with a big time REI guy here in Tucson and was very hot and heavy to buy my first home but have decided to hold off while the values keep slipping in our area.I still have a very strong interest in securing some properties domestically in the next year or two, specifically income producing properties.Beyond that I am always open to any extra streams of income (legitimate ones) so hopefully I can find some info here on markets I may not have investigated yet.

Upon last years annual trip to the accountant, our acct. recommended investigating rental property.

Just make sure to investigate the hell out of anyone you are thinking of working with.

Watch out for a fraud investigator trying to see if you are trying to sell the place without disclosing that you do not own it.Good hunting.

But as an example a couple years ago a “high up” executive in a non profit was being investigated for his 11 million per year salary...