@James Post I'm old school Bronx but my family owned a few apartment buildings over by Elder Ave. on the 6 train... mostly from concentrating on Tax Liens.Welcome to BP!  

It is hard work for experienced investors with some money, and a solid track record.I recommend newbies concentrate on buying their first (small deal) house .

Elisabeth,I like your optimism, but if I were you, I would concentrate on a cheap deal "very" close to home.

When I say capacity, think bandwidth and ability for many users in a concentrated area to utilize the services of a tower. 

A well-described summary goes a long way.Lenders’ major areas of concentration are direct-industry experience and verifiable-equity infusions.

The problem is when there is a large concentration of mold in a certain area.

Hi Stevel, I am a Mortgage consultant concentrated in Residential and all types of mortgages.

So I am concentrating on building the basic understanding of REI and the actual transactions themselves.So right now I am concentrating on building my contact lists of buyers. investors, lenders, and building a Power Team.

It is important to develop the proper team members and it is also wise to get on a plane and check out the areas for yourself (after you set up your team) Then meet your team face to face and inspect the areas of interest to narrow your search down to specific neighborhoods.I have a full team in place there, and most of my concentration has been in the Fort Worth area and west of that.

Prioritize your research: 1- ACTUAL gross income collected examine this carefully and determine for yourself the quality of this income (late pays, turnover, eviction record,etc)2- examine expenses- Concentrate on the accuracy of the most significant expenses- are they higher/lower than they should be?