It is truly a relief to see so many people in the BiggerPockets community recognize the importance of integrity and honesty, to see that it's not a bad thing to hold onto that which defines me, that framework in myself that helps make decisions while being true to myself.

"They" are not giving you the best advice, but it that's the framework supporting your Asset Protection strategy then consider this; if you're worth less than a $1M and a worse case scenario occurs then you're proabably OK if you have a good umbrella policy. 

Should help you determine the neighborhoods you are & are not interested in.Thanks James you really laid out great framework I really appreciate the link.

Goals, Mission statement, a strategy and specific outline" those are framework items.Instead of trying to get a formal written document together for this, pretend you had $200,000 cash in the bank and wanted to use it as minimally as possible to make ONE deal in the next 2 years.Then ask yourself can you verbalize: what you want to do, specifically.

It is outstanding and lays the exact framework you are looking for. 

It goes without saying, but you’ll have to do your homework, but I think out of state investing definitely could be the catalyst for developing a solid framework of fundamentals.

Analyzing deals will help you test drive your system and see what works best for you.I would challenge you to post back on this thread in 7 days that you've built your framework and analyzed those 5 deals.

Working without a good framework will likely leave you feeling scattered, and lacking direction.

Created a test account on LOB.com, played around a bit, but appears to be more a framework than an off the shelf system I can use to send letters to tenants tomorrow.

@Bill Pate @Andrew Angerer Pittsburgh has some very strict real estate zoning laws so the key is to understand them and work within their framework...