If you're just starting out I, personally, would advise you to get a few transactions under your belt before branching out into "creative" financing unless you have a mentor familiar with those techniques to show you the intricacies.

Post & 42nd) inside the 465 belt?  

I plan to have one deal under my belt by May 2015.

lots of these folks moved back to "rust belt" states where they had family and other support network (3) did they have any "skin" in the deal?.

Hopefully, I will be able to get that first deal under my belt soon.

Let's face it, at a certain price level many of these noobs get their pants taken down before they know their belts been unbuckled!

The units are fully occupied and in decent shape...I actually enjoy the work so I have no plan to sell at this time.I'm in a suburb of a northern "rust belt" city....

With the exception of the auto-belt, the sectors of the country that have property declination, also enjoyed the most appreciation; leading to a flatter yield curve as a national trend.

The most important this is to just rush through getting that first deal under your belt.

Its an overwhelming/daunting task to make your first investment in a market you live in, let alone one that is 1,000+ miles away.I'll certainly keep Mobile on the radar if I can get some expereince under my belt up here.