They say it takes a minimum of 6 mailings before you get your deal done so I'm glad to have made it half way through.I had a bandit sign campaign that yielded absolutely NO calls haha after I tried to hire someone to do it by posting them along the interstate.

And it ultimately boils down to what aspect of real estate you're most intersted in.

I learned a great appreciation for the value of having water and also a new concern for being prepared.I should mention a third situation when a dam broke and sent millions of gallons of water down through the Virgin River Gorge and damage to the overpasses of Interstate 15 were a distinct possibility.

The rest of the process was like getting a regular mortgage or refinancing at market intersts.

Up until now, every year once the rainy season ends, we've been putting up a heavy-duty tarp; 12'x10', two corners attached to our eaves and two held up with 10' wood poles, attached with cords to posts pushed into the ground. 

@Damon Lloyd i'm intersted in what kind of "Mixed reviews" you are getting  about tax liens. 

They haul away, install (even vents for dryers and cords for ranges) and I am on a first name basis with the delivery guy now for a decade.

I'm based in Columbus and think it's an exciting market for the below key reasons:In general, Columbus is a pretty economically-stable city: centrally-located (massive logistics hub at intersection of 2 major Interstates), large finance & healthcare centers / HQs, state capital, and a top-5 university by size (Ohio State - 60k+ students).

I would like to avoid downtown but have also found that one interstate exit to the next is a big difference in what you find.

It's in a capital city, close to the interstate, etc.