I also have a side drywall company doing work in high end Orange County.

I look forward to meeting some good people here and obtaining some good, valid information.Once again, great site :)Oh, and if you have an "real" hard money loans available and / or Orlando (Orange and Seminole Counties) investments, we would be happy to hear about them.

I'm with a local board- the Orange County Association of Realtors.

Tom,Another good meetup is tonight:NJ Flippers and Funders Real Estate Networking EventWhen:  Wednesday, February 4th, 7-10PMWhere: McLoone’s Boathouse, 9 Cherry Lane, West Orange, NJ

I had an uncle who built many of the Holiday Inns across the country, he also did the Hemisfair Tower in San Antonio.Real estate speculators, professionals, do very well, those that do don't buy and hope like most do, they buy and then cause the value to increase through political, social and business methods.Carol Jones began dirt poor, I mean Oklahoma dirt poor and built a nationally recognized real estate brokerage through not much more than knowledge and determination, a master motivator, her operations far exceed your expectations, so does Patrick Murney, and Judy Huntsman with Caldwell, all started here.Our Congressman, Billy Long (R) was an auctioneer and broker,  he's doing fine.

Aaron, our rentals are in Orange County CA and Phoenix metro area, so freezing is a non-issue.

Maybe, Orange County's MLS is different from your area's MLS?

Don't miss The BiggerPockets Podcast - they are great for learning how others are finding success.Definitely jump straight into the forums for more interactions.Oh - and be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts- especially for "Orange City" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!

Green 2003 Subaru Legacy 4Door Wagon (with back seats down it makes a good size cargo bed and I like working at the lower height.)We used to have an Orange 1976 Ford Econoline Cargo Van but the gas mileage was terrible, the steering was pretty loose, the speedometer was broken, and the body started to leak (couldn't keep out the Pacific Northwest rain!)

It's apples and oranges.