It is an equal partnership but one of us will be doing more leg work to find viable properties, investigate them and travel to the cities to inspect the property itself and interact with Real Estate agents.

We've got about 9 months left before we can act, and during which we're planning on considering different strategies and approaches, networking with people to learn from and interact with, and continue to save as much capital as we can.

I find that deals coming around again is a tribute to the way you interact with people.

Footnote: while I am a Financial Advisor, and I do welcome inquiries in that area, that's not my purpose for posting this interaction or response - I'm genuinely curious.

All in all, I look forward to interacting on the forums and hopefully connecting with some local investors as well.

Ultimately, reviewing the different elements of high-converting webpages for inspiration is not a bad idea, you just have to understand what elements you should be paying attention to (social proof, testimonials, interactive elements, is the text laid out in a friendly and easy to read manner, etc).

Purchase price: $1,150,000 Cash invested: $300,000Built in 1890, this Old Victorian was converted into a duplex in the 70's by a talented architect who made some unique and extraordinary custom design choices (read Vaulted Sunlights) that make this property truly one of a kind.

I don't feel safe interacting with them. 

I guarantee you'll get more responses to your questions, since no one really enjoys interacting with a blank default image!

There used to be an interactive map that broke down crime rates by type, but the city took it down when they took down the Right2Know website.