Those who seek it's defense, usually seem to be those who already do it in mass which of course doesn't apply to someone new to the idea.Arbitrage - all of the risk expense and work to get some of the profit (maybe)There are mortgages out there at 5 and 6% easily.

Once you reach critical mass it may be beneficial to onboard a professional who can keep you out of trouble and help you with strategy.

I’d stick with a griege, light blue, or white to appeal to the masses unless you are trying to attract a specific renter.

I also look forward to learning a mass while here.

I’m looking for a new agent in the Western Mass area, preferably one who deals in multifamily homes.

It is possible that I could wake up tomorrow in bizarro land and LA could turn into Detroit, we could hit an ice age and the great weather could go freezing, an Earthquake could put us underwater (literally), people in mass could decide that they prefer Omaha, all the tech companies, studios, and VCs could decide to move to Fargo, but I don't think so and I've got decades of data to back that up ... just in case my thesis is wrong, though, I always have multiple exit strategies to hedge against those kinds of risks and always watch and question assumptions.

Hence gift cards for book stores, movies, spas, restaurants, electronics stores etc. all score highly while gift cards for grocery stores, hardware stores or mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart would have less of an effect.

Over the last several months I have been seeing a lot of articles about a mass exodus from Illinois to surrounding states due to high property taxes and other factors. 

Sounds like you 2 have hit critical mass!!

While I agree with Brian that "who you know" is crucial to your success, I disagree with the notion of the mass business card swap.