I guess I just wanted to invite you in to the forums.

[i]<<Edit>> [/i] Thank you for the warm invite, **********.

There are numerous cariable that affect whether you can find them in any given city and they range from tax rates, prices for property, affordable property management, and whether you're market rents are commensurate.I don't think you're running your numbers too conservatively though.

Although my dad was involved in numerous real estate investments, nothing rubbed off on me except the desire to do it.

Have to have enough money to handle the swings when the gamblers actually win, too.There are numerous empty ones here in CO.

Shortly after that I was invited to be the featured speaker at a local Real Estate Investment Club, I had a half page article published in a local newspaper and I have made a ton of contacts.

Better known as seasoning requirements; each bank treats this differently.Yea I've heard this before numerous times.

Recently with the massive interest in REI, I've seen numerous ads locally for "property locators" that directs you to a website form to "register" and then submit properties.

Now if I went to somewhere like Merced, California, there are numerous foreclosures and a large drop in house values--totally different markets.

They have some really interesting simple numeric calculations for getting an idea of the scope of a rehab and what it should cost.