Checking with the departments one by one for each land listing that looks promising seems very inefficient.Regarding costs, i hear build costs of containers vs stick built being similar, but I had wondered if that is taking all aspects into consideration like build time, foundation and site prep requirements, etc. yes, steel cutters and welders are a special trade but the structure can arrive pre-built and potentially just sit on concrete pier foundations if the soil and zoning allows.

If I "don't play the game" then these homes sit even longer to the point of non repairable, the homes around it drop in value, the druggies have a place to crash, kids in the Neiberhhood can be injuried .

I plan to arrive late Thurs to start Friday a.m., lets look for each other at the first session break Friday a.m.

Here are the final stats (not sure if this will copy and paste correctly): Purchase Info Square Feet (2 Units) 2,492 Purchase Price $165,000 Initial Cash Invested $49,727 Income Analysis Monthly Annual Net Operating Income $1,032/mo $12,387/annually Cash Flow $414/mo  $4,973/annually Financial Metrics Cap Rate (Purchase Price) 7.5% Cash on Cash Return (Year 1) 10.0% Internal Rate of Return (Year 20) 16.9% On the land lording side, I was forced into a crash course when I had to kick out one of the tenants due to non-payment of rent.

I hope this conundrum to end with my arrival to biggerpockets.com.

There have been a few pundits predicting a major real estate crash in the next few years.

Depending on your itinerary, I'm happy to do anything I can to help.Also, I believe that meeting with any of the Memphis-based frequent contributors on this site who have a moment for you when you're here would be time well spent.Where are you staying and when do you arrive/leave?

Texas would likely survive an oil crash with its great economy either way. :)

If the Nasdaq market goes through a correction, it should affect the Seattle Real Estate market like in 2000 and not like the big crash in 2008.

That way the tenant doesn't have to deal with it, just has to be at the house when they arrive.