Some areas are growing rapidly and some are declining.

Instead the number that matters is the monthly mortgage payment and how affordable/unaffordable that number is.With interest rates rapidly rising, this has caused homes to quickly become unaffordable. 

I think you wil find that your goal can and will be obtained more rapidly with a commitment to engage and learn here on BP.

I am rapidly getting as much information from the property appraisers website and the MLS while I am getting the answers to numbers 2 and 3.

Hello everyoneI would like to introduce myself, My name is Paul Routsaw I live in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Due to our rapidly approaching move-out date, we are going to keep the house on the market for 1 month, if it does not sell for our desired price, we are going to rent it out.

With the end of 2013 rapidly approaching, many real estate professionals are dashing to try and close their deals before years end.

Housing and basic cost of living in the five boroughs has risen much more rapidly than incomes earned by most middle-income New Yorkers.

Also the market has appreciated so rapidly out there so home prices are generally in the 130-160 range as opposed to by me where they are probably 150-170 for what I'm looking at.The house is listed as a two bedroom but because of a large living room extension, following some of the advice I read in Brandons first book I realized it could be easily converted into a three bedroom house.Anyway hoping to hear back soon from the bank (reo house) about my offer, but I just wanted to say through what Ive learned on here and from the podcast and books and yes even a seminar or two lol, Ive come to learn to think more like an investor and now Im starting to use that to my advantage.This will be my year.

My girlfriend and I will be moving to Grand Rapids this spring.