I am willing to give my blood, sweat, and tears to learn the in's and out's from someone with the PROPER knowledge willing to teach.

I like Buffett on the subject: the best time to sell is never, so I'm planning to whether a few storms and cycles.Still, and I'm trying to boost my savings rate and take this to heart, when banks are hesitant to lend, foreclosures are up, and there's blood in the streets, having cash will make you a fortune.And Scott, I still serve and bartend part time!

Property auctions are filled with sharks that can smell blood of a newbie in the water.The first few times you go, do not bring cash or any other way to purchase a property. 

They may also try to continue to undercut each other by marginal amounts each time – after a certain point there’s no sense string them out too long trying to squeeze blood from a stone.

@Scott Trench I agree with you about the quality of the market segment you are targeting and at the same time be very careful with the thinking that a blood bath in high end rentals will not impact the lower end properties.

Please stop telling folks how much money we are making down in Athens Georgia by University of Georgia ;)Shout out to @Steven Duffee and wife Donna, whose blood sweat and tears helped turn this dilapidated condo into a money making beast!  

I guess it's in my blood!

@Sharon Tzib I will confirm the taxes.Getting blood from a rock might be easier around here :)

she has not come out of pocket one penny for any office visit, ultrasound, blood work etc.

Who knows what's up for me next,, I've got the rental business in my blood and will probably invest again in the future but for now I won't have to worry about the phone calls for emergency repairs.