I am the Lead Property Research Analysis for a Real Estate Investment firm called Eagle REIT, LLC.

Here are some photos of "Man Camps" I saw out at the Eagle Ford Shale in South Tx.  

You beat other buyers to the punch on a great deal, you can then hand it to one of your investors on a silver platter with no competition.

I’ve been a REIN member for 10 years and hold a silver pin through that organization.

Investing more with others also allows pivoting markets.There's no silver bullet but we do what we can to best allocate our personal capital and pivot with the market.

Steve BraunCEOAmerican Eagle Equity

Hubby and I own our current single family home in Silver Spring, MD which is part of the Washington DC Metro area.

I now think that the main reason I do that is because most folk here on BP who post their desperation to borrow 80%+ (because they haven't bothered or can't save money to save their lives) have shown within their posts that they do fall in that category of non-astute wannabe Investors, wanting quick-fix, silver bullet answers.Of course, John might have other reasons for high deposits, but the "why would I give the lender more of my money every month" excuse seems very lame during these low interest times...

Go into the local grocery store and if you are scared to get out of your car and go shopping then you know you'll be scared to pick up rents or meet the repair man there etc, you dont want that hassle.Chances are if it has not shown any signs of improving it might take longer than you thought. ie: I bought in Silverlake before it was cool, I bought in Eagle rock before starbucks moved in, then Highland Park before starbucks moved in, I bought in Lincoln Heights and that took another 10 years, but it turned.

The old White Flint Mall stomping grounds will probably be the same, once their century long pissing match with Lord & Taylor is figured out for good.As I said in another post (and some got butthurt cause it’s the truth) Bethesda’s golden years for retail investment purposes are gone for the most part.The opportunities will probably be more towards Silver Spring, Bowie, etc.