I'm not keen on being a landlord for residential properties and I'm thankful that my partner and our property managers take care of our rentals.

Originally posted by @Keen Chung Lo:Hi BP!  

Because deals are getting harder and harder to find in my area and I believe I get a better return on my time doing tax consulting on the side and blogging than looking for deals in an increasingly difficult market.I'm not too keen on turnkey investing, preferring other passive means of investing in real estate since if I'm going to be paying someone to manage my properties, I'd rather they be value-add opportunities where they get economies of scale in 300-unit apartment buildings rather than a handful of homes in [insert-turnkey-haven-state-here].But that's a different conversation.Point is if you found something you love doing and can make a pretty penny doing it, do that, and invest in real estate passively.

Hey @Vernon L Keene.

My boss owns several properties in and out of Houston and i have taken a keen interest.

Most in my city might look down on manufactured homes as there are few in the city, and banks might not be so keen.  

What you do with the information is of keen interest to everyone.

I like that you did a Green Build, as green living and sustainability have long been a keen interest of mine.  

For those of you not familiar with the Jacksonville market these two links highlight the proposal recently brought to the city by Shad Khan - owner of the Jaguars and someone who has been keen on investment there since our new mayor opened the city up for investment and development. http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/...http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/...The plan includes commercial space, residential space, retail space, hundreds of boat slips, public parks, an amphitheater, and dock space for the USS Adams to become a museum.

As such I focused a great deal on certain deals that required ready cash ie, short sales, which other investors were not as keen about since HMLs were costly given the lengthy negotiations of a short sale.