Is it wrong they tell the investors if asked to say they are "partners", or "contractors" just bidding the job? 

You may also want to check the Columbus OH market - great macroeconomics with lots of job and population growth along with major companies developing here that drive strong rental demand. 

A client of mine recently invested there and raves aboutt the ease of finding solid contractors who stick to the budget.One piece of advice: before jumping into any market, spend time understanding the local economy, demand drivers (like job growth and population trends), and the landloard laws.

It is your job not to be bitten by one.   

GC walked off the job.

The problem many of us run into is being in New England, many of the markets are high cost, high appreciation markets that we either can't get pre qualified for, or even after moving out will struggle to cash flow.Another big constraint is that many of us have W-2 jobs in engineering that require some days in the office, and these types of higher paying jobs are primarily in major cities (most of us are in the Boston area).Lastly, a lot of us have significant others that may be less interested in living somewhere "random" because it makes sense as an investment.

For starter, I am married to my 9-5 job and looking for a way out.

Our job is to rapidly identify, qualify and analyze all listings, tour the propsect as soon as possible and write workable and winnable offers.

We've got strong job growth (tech, healthcare, education), stable population growth, strong rental demand, and plenty of value-add opportunities in multifamily.

I can't post a link, but check out Wink News or NBC2 website.The interesting thing is early in the day I was talking to a CCPD officer about a thief from a soon-to-be ex-Blacktip Construction Group job site, and she was asking me for information on R2R, Beattie and BTC.