At least we have snow skiing to go with the winter.

Golf, snow ski, read (non-fiction mostly) enjoy movies, volunteer at our local community theatre-set building and occassionally acting.I used to sell industrial supplies; fasteners, tools, electrical and hydraulic supplies.Click below to see a scene from a recent play I was in.all cash

It may be frustrating but if there is a house with children in it shutting off utilities is a last resort and may well be illegal.

Haha, Seth I just got back from snow skiing and the casino and leave tomorrow for two weeks at the beach.Pay someone to do the work and go on vacation with the TIME you saved.

I was looking in north Tahoe at one of the resort areas.

And it would be a great excuse to maybe even spend a week out there.North Carolina - I’ve heard some good things about Raleigh and Charlotte, so they’re on the due diligence list as well.Some other potential areas of interest include some of my favorite ski area destinations likeDenver, Idaho (Boise and Coeur d'Alene), and Seattle/Bellingham although these are more for my own personal interest and might not really be good investment locations.I doubt I’ll have time to look into all these markets, and want to start by picking up my first property in a high cash flow market (Indy or KC, etc), and then research Texas, Utah and North Carolina and go from there.I look forward to networking with the BP community and any help or insights would be greatly appreciated!

The Japanese market has been worthless for over twenty years now (except for the ski resorts), so do you expect to buy from a distance?

In my marriage real estate is "my" expensive hobby, the same as my other love skiing.

I would only do that as a last resort, even if it was for my very best tenant.

I’m also in a couple of REITs, and a partnership that owns a SFH in a ski resort area of Canada.