I'd concentrate on value-add opportunities.That is basically what I did.

I would like to concentrate in Upstate SC and Georgia area.

So that is why we concentrate on marketing directly to NON-Listed preforeclosures.....there is not much competition!

So banks will concentrate on their local players and lend to them..

Over the past 10 years of investing in Real Estate I have gotten more and more frustrated with the utility bills and waste generated from the tenants in my buildings.I have since worked closely with a micro wind-turbine manufacturer out of California and have really concentrated on making the idea of having GREEN power & GREEN reuse on my buildings a reality.Well, about 4 months ago, I joined an idea competition on a website called IDEABLOB, hosted by a credit card company.

I also think it is important to pay attention to the numbers, you need to decide what numbers you are going to concentrate on.

I have very little faith in the 4% rule, because a misspent youth taught me again and again and again that dice have no memory and I see more and more people investing in broad-based index funds every year.One of the few truths I know about the stock market is that when investment is concentrated in a specific sector of the market, manipulating that sector becomes a very profitable endeavor.So what would it take to manipulate the value of VTSAX holdings?

I would concentrate on learning all you can about investing in Real Estate locally before you venture out of state. 

one thing you might want to consider is what particular niche do you want to concentrate on.you have owner occ notes.. 

In 2017 I only did about 20 deals because I decided to concentrate on improving my systems and the members of my team.