There are a few other Whidbey Islanders on here too.

I've been looking at Galveston Island for my next purchase but I need to meet/select a property manager first.

The largest nearby city is Anchorage (45 min. away).

. - Your strategy to minimize to minimize interest and tax expenses since these are the largest expenses most people will pay and sometimes its not the rate of growth/return you need to be concerned about but rather just a reduction in interest and taxes alone could have significant impact the growth of your equity and assets over time

I live in Long Island, NY but the market that I'm interested in as an investor is western PA.

S&P/Case Shiller Records Largest Home Price Gain in Nearly 8 Years

Mark,The house we bought was a small rambler in Mercer Island, WA.I have done a lot of rehabs for REO single family and for a large REIT.SK

One in San Diego, CA which where we run Sales, Marketing and Operations, as this is where the largest portion of our investors come from, and one in Memphis, TN which is where we have have our Acquisitions, Renovations and Property Management teams.

My name is Lenny and I currently live in Long Island but spend the majority of my time in NYC due to work.For years I have always been interested in becoming a Real Estate Investor, but have either let negative people talk me out of it, or let small things or my lack of knowledge hold me back from moving ahead.I came across this site by randomly typing in 'Real Estate forums' into Google, in hopes that in this day and age there is a forum for everything, and sure enough I was right.After browsing the site for a few minutes, I thought for sure it would prevent me from accessing any extra material due to my past experiences in regards to Real Estate knowledge.

I know there is a lot of potential on the big island; I would love to be out there to get in that market.