You can't see the property often and video and pictures are no substitute for seeing it in person.

STRs are an alternative to hotels in many instances but can also be a great substitute if set up correctly.

If you put in a substitution of collateral and get the seller to go along with it, you can move or walk the note to another property.

The pages could be quite similar while just substituting in information that would be unique for each.Another way to do it would be to have 1 domain for all three areas (maybe a state-based url or something else that would apply to all 3 areas) and you could have individual pages on that site for each area you are targeting.

There is no substitute for advice from the experienced.THANK YOU VERY MUCH.Edwina

They go to clsoing and the HO moves in.Now, substitute the custom home for the rehab project.

See your attorney and make dang sure that the collateral substituted is worth more than what your seller had before!!!

But I can probably implement the rest of the strategy and substitute my own market report that I put together each month.This will be an interesting learning experience for me--cracking the marketing mix that makes me successful in real estate investing.  

But I don't see how non-real estate related military experience would be a substitute to having real estate experience.

Just keep in mind, you will NOT learn what to watch out for and there is no substitution for real life experiences.