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utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=booksLastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

If you comment with a question or two, you'll probably get a response as well, :).The podcasts are great as well- informative, thought provoking, inspiring, motivating, and very comical sums them up.

So, I will be following this post to see the responses.Below are some quick links to get engaged on this site. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketsLastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

I did a search for Hawaii and Oahu on Bigger Pockets and found a bunch of your posts and was especially challenged by your well-written article arguing against buying a home in Hawaii (or other primary market where rents are less than 1% of the home value)  (If someone can show me how to find Lane's article on biggerpockets, I will post a link, it was very very thought provoking)    What I understood from your writing (here an in the other article), if a person had to live in Hawaii and had $500k to invest, he should buy some cashflow capable real estate elsewhere in the states (KY, PA, OK, etc. where a SFH can be purchased for $30k -- less than the price of a decent building lot in AK) and pay the Hawaii rent  with the net cash flow from the other properties. 

Great replys and good thought provoking options.Some of my limiting beliefs: (concerns)- I can't seem to find a small multi-family deal that makes sense in houston or the SF peninsula area.- not sure I have the time to manage a small multi family and seems management cost kill any "deal"- not sure I like the property tax situation/cost in Texas.But hopefully I can get beyond these concerns with a little research and help.Hope for more replys and tough love / encouragement.

Good thought provoking thread.

Then again, respect is just as subjective as success.Great thought-provoking post.

It may be the bible to make you think differently about your job and provoking someone to start Real Estate investing. 

@Dennis M. it was the Jason mask comment that provoked my reply to you.