It's good that you are interested in Minneapolis since around 2/3 of all 2-4 unit transactions in the twin cities are in Minneapolis.If you want to meet other investors I recommend in-person meetups.

Check out a longitude and latitude map, look where MN Twin Cities is, than look at NY and similar along east coast.

NSPIRE will be used for all HUD funded housing programs.With NSPIRE, inspectors for HUD-assisted and HUD-insured housing will be able to conduct objective, defensible, and consistent assessments to evaluate housing conditions.

In 2008 the average property value fell 40% + .Here are some rules for passive investors that I have come up with through the years1- before investing in syndications determine if REITs can satisfy your investment objectives.  

If investors, you need experience and a strong understanding of how deals should be structured so that you can offer your investors adequate returns to meet their objectives while also having enough meat on the bone to be worth your efforts.

 You may be able to secure higher leverage financing through alternative lenders than a traditional bank (not always the case) and this may help advance your objective of reducing the down payment/cash requirement but that may only be temporary relief as you will likely pay more over the course of the loan because of higher rates and fees.

My brother in law works for them, absolutely loves his job and his employer, so very hard to be objective about deciding to invest. 

When I started, I first wrote out my 3 main objectives for my portfolio, which was cash flow, appreciation, tax benifiets in that order.

Haven't decided yet but the opportunity is there.My objective in the real live examples is to open up your mind about how to work with investors and it's not always about showing them a fix and flip deal.

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