I could steer you in the right direction as it pertains to good SFH areas but I'm out of touch with the good MFH locations.

Most of them seem to pertain to properties with major rehab needed like fix and flips or wholesaling.

At this point I'm reading a lot of books and stumble on terms and situations pertaining to real-estate that I don't understand and I was thinking maybe the classes would catch me up to speed on that stuff and wanted to run it by the forum:)Christopher

I'm a real-estate investor out of Colorado looking for any must reads, books or courses etc that pertain to short-sales.

He's done a few blog posts on BP pertaining to vacation rentals and he has a site, I've not checked it out yet.

I began working in this field right before this segment of the debt market blew up in 2007 - my line of work is focused on analyzing the macro aspect of the housing market as it pertains to residential mortgages.

Jennifer Gibson,This is pertaining to Single Family Homes.Mechanics and Roofs vary according to where you live.In my area of Ct., a Roof is good for 25-30+ years.In the house I live in, the Gas Furnace is more than 25 years old.My Gas Water Heater is 17 years old.Raymond

Is there much GENERAL education one can acquire on laws without being state-specific.Also, since my vagabond status necessitates that I am an absentee owner, I would think the laws pertaining to tenants and advertising would be the domain of my PM.

In this regard, they're a bit of an investment strategist as it pertains to this particular asset class.Now, to be fair, there are lots of small operators that don't do a lot of traveling, although virtually all are cultivating the international buyers these days.

Most stuff you'll read either needs more detail, is completely wrong or doesn't pertain to your area (even from the great J Scott).But, you've taken the most important step, ACTION!