Additionally, I keep a quote board that I've assembled over the last year with many business good quotes, and add some from time to time that resonate with me.A male pod cast guest said "I've never lost money. 

Not many were even close to code so that was 90% of the problem.Hell my uncle built his beach house in Cairo GA in 4 pieces and hauled it down on his business semi and assembled it in Mexico Beach years ago....it was destroyed but hey it made it years and he wasn’t in the construction business (funeral home director).my parents still live there (was just there for Thanksgiving)they have a 2 story home 1 block from the beach built in the late 60sStill standing, had the windows blown in which caused water damage inside but if the plywood wouldn’t have blown off the windows I think there wouldn’t have been any damage.

I live in California so I'm looking to assemble a great team in Pittsburgh to help me with my first OOS rental purchase.

Be as specific as possible-Analyze as many deals as you can find that fit into your strategy, learn the market and visit your target area -Assemble a team (tradesmen, attorney, Realtor, CPA)-Find funding(I placed find funding last here but it could easily be first depending on your strategy if you're using a traditional bank loan not a commercial loan or hard/private money the get your financing together first.)For a traditional loan a bank will pre approve you without a subject property, hard/private/commercial lenders are more concerned with the deal so you shouldn't approach them for a pre approval until you have one.

We're going to be doing both turn fix and flip and assembling a large portfolio of 1-4 unit properties in a REIT / Fund style vehicle.I'm looking to make connections with investors, Realtors, and wholesalers locally who I might be able to partner with and certainly learn more about the market.Thank You.

Do you have any recommendations for a quick to assemble, long lasting, low maintenance shed thats roughly 80sq ft or above for a budget under $1,000?

If this turns out to be a scam, then if some administrator could re-assemble the address so others can search it easily, then, again, I believe this would be valuable to the community.  

If it is approved by the Assembly Housing Committee on January 11, 2018, the Assembly Housing Committee will vote to grant local governments the power to prevent rent increases at the time of initial and subsequent rentals.

In any case I'm sure there are many great opportunities in the midwest and other parts of the country,  but there is a lot of additional risk too in terms of having to successfully assemble a and remotely manage a trustworthy team of people who will do ALL the hands on work for you.   

If it is approved by the Assembly Housing Committee on anuary 11, 2018, the Assembly Housing Committee will vote to grant local governments the power to prevent rent increases at the time of initial and subsequent rentals.