You can see the influences of big business in this country, clearly in the ACA that took on our health care system and the outright war declared by the industry in all kinds activities to sabotage the Act.

You can list gas in your marketing, tenants have mentioned numerous times their preference for gas.

Welcome David,Look into the numerous blogs and podcasts here on BP that will definitely assist you in your REI journey.

But the south and west sides (depending on the area) are war zones.

The real estate market here never ceases to amaze me, when I bought this place it was in a "undesirable" part of Berkeley which has seen numerous improvements over the last 5 years and I thought I was paying to much 5 years ago.

Still need to run all of your numbers and ensure any property is a good investment if you are planning on being in this for the long haul.There are numerous posts on FHA financing and living in a portion of your first rental property.

I'm assuming its a no-brainier.One other thing....I'm not interested in investing in war zones or section 8 but I would considered the city of albany which is where I grew up ans has cheaper properties.

@Amelia Bartlett, there are numerous threads discussing the topic of title searches here on BP.

For a short sale involving a bidding war, the bid price is the most important factor, and then it is whether it is a cash offer.

You buy the tax deed or foreclose on a lien and get the deed to the lot and now you inherited the costs of infrastructure and rebuilding the lot. 3) Numerous other reasons for the lot owner to be defaulting on taxes.