I left Maine in '98 but my Mom and a bunch of family and friends are still there so I get up there when I can. In

Am just wanting to provide value in any way that I can in exchange for the opportunity to learn the business and grow my network.

I know you can in my market.

Try to find any issues you can in it, and the bank will likely at least take a look at what you have to offer.

We're trying to think through what is the best approach for investing this cash in order to get the most out of it, as fast as we can (in the sense that we want to really grow our investments quickly). 

If you have any questions I am happy to help as much as I can. In

I've spent the last several months reading as many books as I can in my spare time and listening to as many podcasts as possible in my daily commute.

Buy as many houses as you can in 2012-2016 there will be 4-5% YoY appreciation 2016-20203.

I got the real estate bug just this past March - but I have been really trying to nail down my entrance strategy into RE while saving as much as I can and learning as much as I can in the meantime.

You shouldn't include what you don't know, and you most certainly shouldn't factor it into an analysis whose success/failure is based on its accuracy.Inflation is a number that exists based on what "has" happened, and can in no way be predicted.