Shoot your best alternative, then negotiate to the center or with another strategy.Another point, your financing arrangement does not add value to the property, you're buying real estate, not selecting which cruise you want to take.

If you really want to learn the city come up here for a weekend when it gets warm and cruise the streets day and night, you will figure out what areas you are comfortable buying in, specifically the Bellevue, Eastern Ave, and Goose Hill neighborhoods. 

People have these fantasies that they're going to build cheap rental empires in the Rust Belt while cruising around the world, maybe getting on their phones once a day with their GCs at their multiple rehab sites.So a lot of this came out right after David Greene came out with his book on the process, and I felt certain Greene was somehow whipping credible idiots up with his methodology.

Also, while I have been listening to BP, I only just joined so cruising the resources now if anyone has suggestions.

I'm not saying it will, but the real estate market shifting is like turning around a cruise ship. 

I try to balance my time between cruising around on my yacht, racing my Ferrari and drinking Pina Coladas by the pool.

okc has a large investors group.... never went just met the leader on a National REIA Cruise... yes, national reia has an annual cruise with so much education it is tax deductible. http://okcreia.com/

Aside from the real estate, I quite enjoy cruising around on my towns boardwalk and family gatherings.

ps: Yes, lets cruise together to the meet up. 

I have since then spent a lot of time in the forums, as well as listened to most of the amazing podcasts and I've now decided it's time to take the step and become more active since I am convinced this is one of the best networking resources for people interested in real estate.Anyway - a little about myself: I am currently a 2nd officer at a cruise line in Asia, which means I do 8 weeks of work followed by 8 weeks off, thus leaving me with 6 months of vacation a year, meaning I have plenty of time to think about what to do with my money.