But yet it can be gained quite rapidly, And that is simply experience.See beginners don't do deals.

We have to decided to try to buy a house, but he qualifies for such a low amount, and the properties here are rising in price rapidly (great investment area, hint hint).

I will achieve this within 5-10 years.3: Acquire capital as rapidly as possible via wholesaling, bird dogging, and possibly flipping a home that I live in and rehab.

Many of these newbies will buy rental properties and rapidly realize that they are in over their head.

I believe it is a combination of not only sub-prime and ARM mortgages, but also the high number of people who have gotten loans with interest rates at an all time low... in addition to the rapid depreciation in some areas and the difficulty some are experiencing in selling their homes.

re7012,In some markets the prices have been rising for the whole of 2007.In some markets the rate of appreciation was close to zero for most of the 2000-2005 period.In some markets prices have fallen after a very rapid increase.Hence there is no national market.

There hasn't been a complex built in the town for quite some time, yet our area is growing quite rapidly.

It's between Grand Rapids and Lansing.

The second I just closed on tuesday the 27th and am marketing for a straight rental.I golf way more than I should and I sell Mining Equipment through out Colorado, Wyoming and Rapid City.I am currently looking for a good REI Club to join in Denver area.Thanks again for a great forum.Jeff Cooley

Think about things like interest rates and what happens when they move, gas prices and how an increase in price might squeeze your tenants if you a buy a property where most of them have a long commute, and the power of the dollar and how it affects foreign investments in places like LA/OC where many International investors are scooping up property at a rapid clip.