I'd planed to use the two years out of country to invest my money into hard money lenders or private, to get the most use out of my bucks while i'm gone. i found BP through the BP podcast on Itunes through mixergy an episode interviewing Joshua Dorkin, and could not be happier to find BP :)i had interest in real estate when i was a little kid about 12 of age, and have now come to my interest again 8 years later at an age of 20. i have a dream of becoming on of the most successful people to ever walk this earth. i know, crazy kid here talking big. but that's just me. its awesome to be here, I'm super pumped to learn and experience this spectacular business for the next many years. thank you if you read this, though its long. this was Hans Ravn from Denmark and talk soon ;)ps. if you have anything to ask, just leave a comment and i will write back :)

@Ashley WarnhoffThe only advice I can provide would be that whether renting or selling1) use earth tones as they tend to be appealing to many and still neutral enough to allow people to coordinate belongings in a way that will most likely work for them to some extent.2) Choose the same set 2-3 colors you can use on exteriors and interiors from project to project so that touch up work doesn't turn into a re-paint and so when you have paint left over at the end of one or another projects, you can save the excess and use it again later on another unit - saving $.Hope that helps......

Below is my laundry list of sites that I like, there are tons others (I promise to stop posting this giant lists):http://www.neighborhoodscout.com http://www.areavibes.comhttp://publicrecords.netronline.comhttp://www.best-cities.orghttp://www.bestplaces.nethttp://www.housingpredictor.comhttp://www.schooldigger.comhttp://www.greatschools.orghttp://www.homefair.com/real-estate/school-reports...http://www.familywatchdog.ushttp://www.meganslaw.comhttp://www.spotcrime.comhttp://www.usacops.comhttp://www.google.com/earth/http://ecodevdirectory.comhttp://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUDhttp://factfinder.census.gov/legacy/aff_sunset.htm...https://www.findtheseller.comhttps://www.rentometer.comhttp://www.rent.comhttp://www.rentals.comhttps://hotpads.comhttps://www.redfin.com  http://www.realtor.comhttp://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/auctions_in...http://www.auction.comhttps://www.socialserve.comhttp://www.gosection8.comhttp://www.1031gateway.com/1031-exchange-property/http://www.owners.comhttp://gotofsbo.comhttp://www.forsalebyowner.comOk this should keep you busy for a couple minutes.  

@Angel RosadoYoutube is the best resource on earth for simple to mid level projects.I just looked up:Drilling through AcrylicCleaning Dryer VentsShed Roof optionsThere were hundreds of videos on each topic.  

Mark Neiger Make sure the term "cap rate" doesn't get used in your thread or you are bound to have Bob come in and let you know that he is the only person on earth qualified to give his thoughts on the subject.

It's certainly true that price points eventually come down to earth once you get far enough from DC, though the rental rates obviously follow.  

How on earth did you manage that?

Why on earth would you want to calculate a cap rate after your purchase?

Even if they did know what they're doing why on earth would someone want to restrict their business model to investors in a single state when they're doing business online?  

Why on earth would you want to do that?