Examples abound in the need for this.

So why then do you think there is going to be ample cheap prices abounding?

😜Kidding aside, opportunities in the Bay are abound.

I'd be looking for something with a bit more padding on it.Not to say I haven't taken deals that thin (or thinner, even) when the buy-side market has been harsh and not a lot of opportunities abound (And I've got cash sitting in a bank account, with opportunity costs piling up...)Now if you're asking me what my ROI on my time is...

It gets confusing, and with the fakes that now abound, it's even more difficult.

Robert,Start abound the block and get an education but I'd try them both.

Though idiots do abound...I've only worked with a few companies, but I've got myself in trouble when I've used fees as the primary decision maker!

There is a reason the CAP's are higher in these areas, and it is for the reasons you described, but i think investment opportunity abounds as opposed to what the majority on BP believe.Secondly I want to counter the point about wealth being created through appreciation.

In my browsing, I came across this post by Tim Wieneke, in which he proposes the creation of an "Official Bigger Pockets Guide to Investing":http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/79/topics/35873-something-like-an-official-bigger-pockets-guide-to-investing-Such a resource seems ideal for someone in my position, but it looks as if it's either a work-in-progress or the idea has been dropped.I would consider taking an REI course, but the promotional materials for the ones I've come across seem pretty high on the BS scale, and stories of scam-artists abound, so I'm wary.

Vacancies abound in the medical commercial areas, a sight unseen a few years ago.