Summit County is close to Buena Vista for white water, but there are numerous other places for that, too. 

You can buy a property with only 3.5% down so taking care of the home base shouldn't empty out your war chest either. 

I spent the first solid week of the new project writing SOW sheets for the numerous trades (I do NOT miss those days, lol).I think the issue with residential renovations comes that these lengthy scopes might actual have the basic sub or contractor (think one/two guy company with a few laborers) concerned with working for you.

D is clear, it is war zone areas where you would never want to go after dark. 

After reading numerous posts and blogs, it has become clear that having a mentor is a key to becoming successful in Real Estate investing. 

I know of numerous people who are running them in Tennessee and in Galveston.

Hello Everyone,I just joined BP and after reading numerous informative threads and comments, I would love to introduce myself to the rest of the team.I am completely new to real estate investing, and am swamped with all of the incredible information on this site.

Homes in my area rent much quicker but will cost more for anything over a war zone property.

It usually has numerous investor and real estate meetups.

Create a marketing plan, deploy your capital to generate some motivated seller leads, wholesale a few deals and SAVE the money you make to create a war chest to go after bigger and better things.