If you're trying to serve others I'd want to be a part of something that has a national or regional presence.  

Isaac Geller Well, real estate is regional.

Trust me, I lived in Toronto downtown which has been going through a property boom like nothing else.

.- Secondly, I'd like to start buying Multi- family homes back home in Maine, preferably southern region (Brunswick, Bath, Portland).

Finding good contractors is more important than regional price differences.

Couple of questions. 1) Denver-Boulder region is way to expensive for me.

Talk to a local/regional/national mortgage company? 

@Sean Cole  its regional for sure.. the ones I had in MS and AL  feed us the deals.. but lots of deals there ... its funny as we talk about this.. some parts of the country there are still plenty of deals others its very tight the deal ship has sailed and its basically pre 07 market.. one size does not fit all.in Oregon we have little to no OREO inventory anymore all those agents that specialized in it are out of business and back to doing regular real estate.. the foreclosures at court house that were 20 to 50 a week are down to 3 or 4.. with MASSIVE competition.. it all cycles that's for sure.. but I bet you can still roll into certain big cities and buy hang over inventory..

I will be taking my exam in CA near the Palmdale/Lancaster region, My question however isWhat materials/real estate questions should I study?

Hi All,I have been looking to construct a property in Houston, TX in the Richmond region.