I look in central and South Florida, Arizona, Houston, and Atlanta.

The money wasn't secured by a beat up investment property that could go south, it was secured by his personal home that had gone up in value a zillion percent since purchase.

i am a reo broker here in south florida and work with many current asset managers and several banks. we sell many reo properties. some of those lists floating around out there are dead end streets as so many bomb bard the asset managers with requests they dont even reply 1

Being about an hour from Disney, their reviews seem to paint a picture that there are many folks that stop through for a few nights on their way to theme parks or further south in the state.  

This is where most projects go south....If you and your Contractor are not on the same exact page regarding what you are expecting to receive and they are expected to provide, then you are doomed to fail.

I am located in south east Texas.

@Nhu Pham - South Bend

We use to go vacation in Holland, Saugatuck , Grand Haven, South Haven, etc. 

All:I've recently spoken to a few REIA groups in my area about my business and I thought it would be a good idea to share this info in the forums.I've been investing in college student rentals for 12 years and currently have ~50 units (SFHs and duplexes, mostly) within a 3-4 mile radius around the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Very up and coming city located about 30 miles south of Nashville.