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.

Should I concentrate on getting a different painter in early, or let it ride?

Feel free to PM me.We are a avid fan of using LLCs to hold our property for a number of reasons: 1) The liability issue, so we hold about $5 million (approx 20 to 50 SFHs) per LLC as a way to place a firewall between all of our holdings; 2) We use it as a way to concentrate our holdings for easier tax filings (ie, our FL LLC only holds FL property); 3) Investor ownership to allow each investor to be segregated in what they actually own.

My plans are dead on with yours as I am contemplating retiring this year at 36 from the sheriff department and concentrate full time on real estate.