I am going to concentrate my efforts in the local market for now... that being the Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange) and surrounding areas.

Defense contractors layoff, more late rents and perhaps foreclosures.You could touch on the over 700,000 jobs being cut, how those concentrations may play in a community will depend on how diversified that community is.

A conversion may not have had a permit.Probably an error at the county, they concentrate on sq ft, not beds and may have been recorded wrong.

Flesh out the details, look for common themes throughout them so you know what kind of characteristics to do searches for.With an idea in your head of your ideal 5 and a list of characteristics you can sign up for use www.twellow.com which is like a searchable twitter directory where you can follow people you would like to follow you back.Josh is right, putting together a concentrated list can be just as much work as building one anywhere else, but having this list can help because your tweet stream from people you follow will give you a less fettered view of relevant tweets.If you look at Wendy Patton's twitter account you can tell she autofollows and has quite a staggering number of followers.

He's either giving me a piece of his mind, demanding lunch or simply being so darn cute I can't concentrate :mrgreen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

I've owned single family investments, a working ranch, and office properties in the past, but concentrate on multifamily at this point in time, holding property mainly in Texas and Montana.

If I were to start all over again, i would concentrate on mastering the art of the deal, before any specific niche.Herb Cohen is one of the most famous negotiators of all time. i think that book is gold.

Personally, unless you know the specific areas very well, I'd shy away from Miami and concentrate more on Broward.

As were the Gift Trusts etc under the guise of 'good' Financial Planning.Instead I concentrated on notes & LTO properties in a rev Trust,& that is how they/we paid for private college(s) & the older ones now own (most) of their own homes (as a trust also holds their financing @ AFR).

This can help me decide which field I should be concentrating more.Thank you.