The area I am considering for the latter venture is a city that I travel to for work on occasion, so I know the area a bit and welcome the opportunity to add this to my long term portfolio should my family and I decide to relocate at some point.

I can help crunch numbers, research markets, or just check in on your project for you since I am traveling around the Greater New Orleans area everyday.  

Drinking 40's and smoking blunts?

bottom line is that how you want to be treated how would you like it if someone totally wasted your time and blew smoke up their skirt how do you like to be lied to .. ( probably would not like it )I like@Deshan Kennedy  suggestion simply go to open houses.. agents are board they will talk with you but you don't waste their time or yours..

I went in to introduce myself after firing my deadbeat PM and saw evidence of domestic violence, smoke detectors taken down, etc.

I know our company gave us discounts for smoke detectors, dead bolts, fire extinguishers too I think.

Collins is a wonderful town to live in and many Cheyenne residents travel there on the weekends for dining and shopping.

Four months later gas prices marched to unprecedented levels and Illinois passed a ban on smoking indoors.

Even though he was outside smoking when you pulled up and asked the last ten customers about the weather.

My deductions will largely be home office, travel, student loan, and some education expenses.