I'm all for mulled wine and peppermint schnapps/hot chocolate!

.- then finally, you need to have the confidence in you research and ability to make your first purchase.To buy your first property after you have done all the necessary research and have all of the necessary information confirmed by your boots on the ground, you only need to formulate accurate offers based on the formula for profit that you have established.

About flying to Atlanta, I'm not sure that will do me any good because I don't think he'd meet with me.I'm going to read all of the responses that I get today then try to formulate a plan.

For that reason, when you begin advising others on how to spend THEIR money; you start to enter a very dangerous territory by not being careful to differentiate facts from opinions; when an opinion is warranted, it is of the utmost importance that we have an understanding - and the ability to communicate - the facts we used to formulate this opinion.I find it a bit silly to state that finding a great deal in San Diego requires luck and patience, whereas out of state, BETTER investments are readily available.

Would love to hear any and all advice to help me formulate a plan so I can stop feeling paralyzed.Thanks!

I've been doing research for several months now and have formulated a plan that I am anxious to take action on, and thought I'd get some feedback.

Most are pretty motivated.The main problem with a lot of these vacants is people bought during the bubble and are underwater or were of some fantasy that they didn't need PM so the props are either financially or physically a disaster---or both.It is not necessary to pay big bucks to buy a system that you can formulate with a bit of elbow grease and a VA.

You just have to take all the comments and formulate your thoughts. 

Through BP I have been able to formulate the letter to send to the current PM and tenants informing them of the transition, but beyond that I am still finding my footing.

Sounds like you are taking substantial action and gave a well-formulated plan.The challenge with real estate clubs is that, like BP, most of the participants are new so you'll need to vet the clubs both for membership and content.