Take Mom & Pop and your friends and go shopping...look at tiles, and light fixtures and your new furniture and all that fun stuff.Leave the stress with the realtors and attorneys and just enjoy the ride.

I will ride by there and give you my honest opinion.

Not retiring soon, have about 30 years to go, but that timing works for riding out a mortgage :) will definitely need to get to know good property managers.

Negative equity doesn't hurt so long as you can let it ride while you collect the cash flow.When the market collapsed in 2008-2009, people couldn't get financing, so unless you've got enough cash collected to buy without financing, a collapse wouldn't help you.I am still a buyer of cash flowing properties at this time, if I find the right deal.

ENJOY THE RIDE -CharlesPS - Do not make an offer until you view 50 houses!!

The person can use the “riding for dollars” methodology or research city records. 

Last night at the BP meetup @Dawn Brenengen said she would tag along for the ride, and @Alexander Felice said he can swing by once we get there to add some local knowledge/input.

Yea it's going to be a crazy ride ! 

Our thought right now is, why rock the boat and get ride of them, spend roughly $7K in remodeling to get $100-$150 more in rent?  

I totally agree with you, is that it's all in your mind.All you need to do is link up with seasoned individuals that already own bigger deals, bring value to the table and ride their coat tails to put your mind at ease.