It's not my favorite place in the area, but the biggest issue with Crystal River right now is that a 2005 city ordinance was passed banning short term rentals by the nightly rate, and that was a thriving business here in Citrus County (it still is, of course).

@Althea Herlock - Welcome to the vibrant BP community.Your objective is to learn as much as possible in a short time, but, I hasten to remind you that REI is not a sprint race, but, a marathon.Yes, as a New Yorker I clearly understand your logical reasoning for making the transition to Atlanta.Good luck and best wishes with your REI activities.Below, are some links that will get you acquainted with buy and hold as well as flip transactions.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/Lastly, this site thrives on interactions.

Michael, the next step is to make sure you're liquid/healthy enough to comfortably survive and even thrive in a downturn.

My father in law had a pretty thriving business for some years building sheds, and she was part of that business.

There has been a segment of operators that have always thrived in the sales and financing business but, in my humble opinion, most of the operators have no clue, and no business-in THAT business-yet they now have to be.

Missouri, Illinois and finally to Utah- now a thriving religion all over the World..

Yes @John Thedford I do recall. lol.What I notice is that many wholesalers are thriving because they are good at the internet, You Tube videos, etc.

One has thousands of abandon properties and many were recently abandon, almost like a bomb went off and the other is a thriving top to bottom healthy market flush with investors from the entire planet.

We will continue to be aggressive in driving growth in rents as we expect to benefit from the thriving business ecosystem of the greater Lake Wobegon area.Capital Improvements: As mentioned above, we completed upgrades of 4 units to "Premium Units".

They learn to thrive in all situations not just good ones.