If it is a large job, and worthwhile, I have sent contractors out of state to stay for weeks at a time.

It may be hard to find something that matches your needs, but nothing worthwhile is ever easy. 

It's making me second guess RE and whether or not to look for another investment vehicle.I don't want anyone to try and sugar coat anything for me, but I find it hard to believe that there's no worthwhile opportunities in this city.Thanks ahead of time for any replies.

Although I am obviously a fan of the market, there is very little worthwhile on the market (MLS) in my opinion.

The rest I had to look up just to see where they are...but after looking I'd say all those areas have their pros and cons, so it might be worthwhile to search there. 

I then run all repair and operating expense numbers and see if I can make it worthwhile.

For example, If you're CAP rate is 7 percent and you then hire a management company at 5%, then it's tough to make the investment worth while.

If the amount is large, paying a lawyer may be worthwhile.

If it's just a matter of an appraisal and a letter to the mortgage holder then it might be worth while.

George and Gary are nice guys ,GOOD GUYS,,and I think there stuff is valid,,,I think their information and training is worthwhile,,,Having said that,,theres Lots of Stuff avaialble on a Google search for Hard Money Lending or Private Mortgage Training,,,I want to propose a question "Would you rather pay someone 8K grand to learn something about hard money lending or would u rather spend a little bit less checking stuff out chunk by chunk on the Net,,,,????