Hey Team,I'm ironing out the logistics of a deal that i'm currently working on. Looks

And for those who insist on looking for the Holy Grail of Loopholes, for Dodd Frank, there aren't any.

You are spot on looking at AZ as a longer term investment.

I guess I should have been more specific in my post, I've been on the fence with rei since 2004 so I'm not really that new to the game just haven't pulled the trigger yet hence my post on looking for a mentor. 

I have been reading up on the helpful posts everywhere in the forums and am definitely moving forward on looking to find something that will be a great first buy for me.Thanks again and will keep you all posted when it happens!

This is a start of what's needed to truly answer your question.Congratulations on looking into this and I wish you all the best.

I will get right on looking through those websites and download the books.

Someone who is able to spend more time on looking at homes. 

This was a meeting where no contracts or anything were signed, strictly people talking real estate.After our meeting I set up an auto email through the MLS for Rob based on the specific towns, price, and types of houses he was interested in buying.Within a couple days Rob got back to me with a list of houses he was interested in seeing.We went out on a Saturday and viewed about 7 multi families in the town of Middletown, CT, a market I am familiar with.Rob knows this market very well too and really did his due diligence upfront on the properties we were planning on looking at.

Congrats on looking at opportunities outside of US!