I turned toward investing out of state and have been extremely happy so far.I talk a bit about how I researched and got the information I needed to move forward on the 25th BP Podcast I think my segment comes on around 48 minutes.

If you want immediate cash flow right now you're going to have to go to FRESNO bearing in mind that the cheapest segment of the market is typically the highest cash flow AND slowest appreciation.

However as a Landlord you must ask yourself, do you really want to rent your property to this segment of our population?

Government Programs Government housing programs are designed to help people own homes, and many of the programs are geared toward helping specific segments of the population or making certain types of property more attractive to purchase.

Rob, I suspect you'll find a sales pitch at the end of each speaker segment.

Further, I've seen some data that indicate that townhomes with sufficient outdoor space could begin to meet demand from demographic segments that are generally considered to prefer single family detached products (families with children, etc). 

I would break the value into two segments: 1) value of the lot, 2) value of the home.  

Then start researching; who are the players, who own multiple units, what are the numbers to make a good deal for this segment, who is lending on these types of transactions, is more of this type under construction, if so get those details?

You need to get going and doing and kissing lots of frogs in each segment before you'll have your "team".

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