Focus on the expenses and the cash flow based on actual data (or as close as you can get) and let all the other benefits of REI be icing on the cake.Wholesaling is a world unto itself, but for buy and holds, I always recommend that investors (esp new ones) focus on B/B+ areas where folks like nurses and teachers and skilled laborers work, places regular folks want to raise families etc.

My name is LeRoy Kerr I am a supervisor for a underground utilities contractor.

In leiu of the holiday season with family events and workplace gatherings, I think it best to forego this month's investor meeting...unless I hear otherwise from everyone! 

Hello Jacksonville and BP community I'm a handy man in the are of Jacksonville with a lot of experience on rentals and turn around as i have been a maintenance supervisor on the apartments industry for over 6 yrs i can do from flooring to roofing HVAC or pool literally anything related with a house  please feel free to contact me if you need help on any of your projects I'm here working my self up as I'm looking to invest on real estate as well.

However, my wife and I want to live close to her work place and since this is a good neighborhood, the prices are high.Nicole Garner : Thank you for you input.

Just getting free property management should not be your buying trigger.Numbers, are not the only thing that you should go with, there are town where you can find great properties on numbers, but are war zones, and there are town where numbers make sense, but the economics of the town, proximity to work place don't.I hope this helps you to make some valuable decision.Look for JV partners who can help you get started and who are seasoned.

(not sure about NC's laws but in MA you need a supervisors license) If you do take the GC I highly recommend hiring an architect that will design your space, as well as an engineer if you are tearing down walls.

Choose your supervisor and handyman carefully9.  

Most importantly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Network with your co-workers ( not your boss/supervisor )Keep them posted while at lunch, breaks, and out in the field regarding yoursuccess in real estate-> Imagine 5 to 10 co-workers making over 125,000 per year needing to      park their money beside the stock market or dealing with free loading relatives.   

When we were young we had a supervisor who had purchased a house at each duty station and fixed it up to rent out.