It is the epitome of a turn-key rental, which is very important for my wife and I at this stage in our lives as I run an Internet Marketing business and we have a 9 week old son.The home is located in an area that historically does not appreciate well.What are your thoughts on this as a first investment?

I'm in a very similar situation and that's why I wanted to get involved in your thread rather than make a new one.I'm 25 from the Boston-area working on an internet gig (which is location independent).

You will always have a stronger loan commitment from an institutional lender like a bank than a small or internet HML.It's just best to talk to lenders in your area who know the market.As to appraisers, banks are rotating appraisals with those qualified, much of the "control" has been lost and for good reason, don't count on getting one that pumps your value up.

There is a lot of information on the internet these days.

During my career, I've had the opportunity to start-up & run two successful internet based companies and am a former futures trader.

I would never select an attorney off the internet or from a TV commercial. :)

I have sold a large number of properties since 2000 via the Internet.

You can reach me at [REMOVED] or [REMOVED] Like Laurann mentions she was unable to find many reviews about my program, I'm not an "internet marketer" or "guru" I'm a real Real Estate investor who documented everything I do to help others create success too.

They are very new and are not well aware about the right developer and or the right property to choose.My search in the internet to know more about the international real estate business leads me to the website “biggerpockets.com”.

I happened upon BiggerPockets while searching for something on the internet regarding investing (I don’t remember what) a couple months ago.