That is more of the full-time investor crowd, per se. 

Figure 10% higher tax (cap gains vs ordinary) and SE tax isn't too bad If someone is over the Social Security limit however still sucks paying it. 

District 24 includes a good portion of Happy Valley, so it's not all liberal SE Portland.

Looking to connect with local developers in the SE Louisiana area.

We are in SE Nebraska (Neb City/Syracuse).

I have done plenty well following some basic real estate investing guidelinesIt's too long to repost how I do that so I'll put it here: It's about the 6th post downhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311-buying-se...I take the Balou approach from the original Disney movie "Jungle book" "if you act like that bee acts, uuh, uuh, you're working too hard".Set up your Systems & Procedures, Analyze your market, put together a marketing plan, work your market, close the business and Repeat

I'm in SE Pennsylvania.

Brief history of myself..I have been a mechanic for the last 16 years..I use to love to fix cars, but now it is time to move on, as I se the writing on the walls, and it is just getting worse in the dealerships..

Also, hypothetically -- if you purchase a property for rehab and about half-way through you get an offer on the property from an interested buyer for after the rehab is completed and you make the sale.Is this something that will trigger SE tax?

I am located in SE Michigan, where I purchase and rehab SFRs, both holding on to some and selling others.