join FIBI thru meetup.com, the person that runs it is kevin oliver, they have speakers once per month the second tuesday and another investment club is cash flow thru meetup they meet wednesdays today. run by sam, i forgot his last name, you meet people and network and learn and they are very helpful, everyone is welcome very relaxed atmosphere 

Those that like a relaxed life and keep it cozy and small but highly efficient and profitable and then those that go big and make money off of scale.

It is very much necessary that you know properly about that area and is any tax relaxation is available to that property or not.

At some point, these prices will not keep rising but relax if not fall a bit.

I think you should relax.  

Great to hear and if dirty carpet from showings is your biggest problem - relax be happy ;)

FOR ME its a balance, use debt to be aggressive, pay it off when you want to relax. 

I've even relaxed my criteria in order to find deals, but nothing seems to meet my minimum requirements locally.

Martin, In my opinion it all comes down to two things...1- Where you think the market is headed.2 - What your investment goals are.If you think the market is hot but has more room to go up, then it might not be time to relax when it comes to purchasing. 

How much are these properties bought for appreciation or to make April 15th a more relaxing day?