The military is doing preperation for a possible massive civil unrest.also this year, the federal reserve in new york moved to chicago stating they want to avoid a "natural disaster"the next federal reserve meeting is set for sept 16 and 17 where it could be when they do the rate hike.home land security has bought record levels of AR-15 ammo this year (62 million rounds)Norad announced this year they are moving back to the cheyenne mountains noting because it is EMP hardened possibly preparing for a massive attack?

Yeah I mentioned this in Brandon's announcement thread.

Just do a search in the upper right hand corner for Denver meetup and you should get hits for the meeting announcements.  

These older buildings make for aesthetically pleasing apartments, but, unless the building has been modernized (particularly the building envelope) in the past 30 years,  the operating costs of some of the old stone and brick multi-units can have operating costs in the 60 - 75% of gross revenue range.The other thing to watch in Saint John is the local economy - which is struggling a bit despite the recent announcement of the refurbishment at the refinery.We've been watching this market for a few years and there are deals to be found, you just want to be most conservative in your analysis to leave yourself with sufficient cushion.Fredericton has a fairly stable rental market - being a predominately government and university town - but a recent wave of new construction has seen vacancy rates climb from 2-3% to 6 - 8% and I think we will starting to see a little pressure on those landlords who provide their tenants with poor offerings.  

We are PLEASED to announce that BiggerPockets has crossed the milestone of 350,000 members!

Be ready to announce your new career as soon as you're licensed - or are getting close.Best of luck!

Wells recently announced closure of my office (effective in November), cutting about 1000 jobs from the area. 

We're kicking it up a notch in regards to commercial real estate this year, and we've got some exciting announcements to make but I'm going to hold off until closing for the big reveal on BP.  

The numbers first:Purchase Price: $430,000 (Auction) (3 Normal Bed, 1 Master, 2 Full Baths, 1 Master Bath, Pool, Cathedral Living Room Ceiling, Attached 2 car Garage, Swimming Pool, 3500sqft on 1 acre)Outstanding Town Liens: $94,000 (I knew this as this was announced at auction.

All,I am excited to finally announce a meetup in central Louisiana.