I am learning all I can and I can't wait to start collaborating with all the great people on Bigger Pockets. 

People are doing it, so presumably it works.FWIW, I invested in Japan for a few years, but lack of rent growth, lack of appreciation, concerns about natural disasters, and just general lack of confidence in the J market led me to shift focus only to the US.

I’m sure there’s people on this forum that have experience with buying in the pocono area or surrounding areas, and would love their insight or knowledge of what they think the best way to go about this is.

The people who remain, none that I can remember have done it.

I'm just trying to get an idea of what other people have run into using them.

People dont plan to fail , they fail to plan . 

If people want to live off cash, that's fine.

I worked for companies that had full time people that did aspects of this.  

I live in Matthews and would love to meet people knowledgeable on tax deeds (and liens in other states) to learn.

You would be surprised how many people sue their landlords  because of the 3, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8 second hand smokers affect their health and anyone that touches the door knobs.