You will need deep pockets to carry the investment to a payout You will need to concentrate on speculating on appreciation when you purchase. 

It will "feel" better but the net result will be the same.The thing real estate investors should be concentrating on is how to not just survive but actually thrive in the economic reality we face.No, the economy is not going to collapse.

It's not healthy for a company to be so heavily concentrated on only a few clients.

(I used to let my contractors handle permits and inspections; the more I do, the more I understand this is my responsibility, and since the area where I concentrate my holdings is very particular, I get personally involved.)

The kitchen is literally 15 feet away from another test area and that showed nothing so it definitely is concentrated and localized.

Either way, I have been in such groups and they usually will have concentrated activities that yield what I might call "inside information".

Unless you know anything worth investing within or near los angeles area, and I'm also open with commercial properties.Right now, my concentration is to make sure my money flows in the right place with minimal risk as possible.

I will also echo that I believe with the current real estate market, your best bet is to wait and only go after the big margin, no-brainer deals and to concentrate on paying off debt and building capital until we hit another downturn.That being said, if you know engineering isn't for you and are set on leaving that industry, I'd say find a mortgage lender/broker to work for.  

If you want to be a investor you will need to concentrate on first eliminating all bad credit debt.

I was concentrating on valpo and Chesterton and I figure Merrillville should be fine as well.