For a buy and hold investor, areas around large, stable military bases is almost a license to print money.

"To be frank, since the TARP money came in, they are still selling off (properties at auction), but they kind of took a step back." . . .Real Estate Disposition LLC (REDC), which claims to be the nation's largest real estate auction company, held 300 ballroom auctions in 2008 and sold nearly 33,000 foreclosed homes for $3.4 billion -- a seven-fold increase in sales volume and nearly triple the proceeds the company generated in 2007.Company CEO Jeffrey Frieden said he expects to "smash that record" this year as banks and lenders continue to amass a huge inventory of foreclosed homes and are more motivated than ever to sell their inventory. . . .Some observers fear that if the massive amount of debt the government is taking on to stimulate a recovery, inflation -- and higher interest rates -- are inevitable consequences.

They're turning the federal government into the largest mutual fund in existence, funded with taxpayer dollars, underwritten by the federal reserve and given the legislative power to take over or shut down the competition.

The largest, most accurate database of comps is the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).

The Phoenix area has this potential too (5th largest city in America afterall), but I wouldn't plan on living off your cashflow in 3-5 years... especially if we encounter a recession.

The last FSBO I toured it was obvious this man hadn't done a CMA, was thinking the fixes in the home were going to be cheaper than they actually were and felt he could charge $60K more because the lot was the largest lot in the neighborhood.

Many projects are ongoing right now, but some of the largest are set to have a huge impact on the way things are done, and what people enjoy about the city.

Many lenders, including the largest lender in the nation, don't even offer FHA on 3-4 unit properties any more because the fallout is too high.

Has anyone ever used a trail cam and gotten good enough photos of trespassers to be of use to the police? 

This person is helping you buy one of your largest investments so its critical you get good solid advice and information from this person.