I learned to cook because the foods I liked are expensive in restaurants.

As stated above, except for any food or drink you order there is no charge to attend.

I was in food a long time ago before getting into commercial rel estate.

This will teach you enough about your local markets to start answering your own questions on where to invest as well as give you food for thought on what you are trying to achieve with investing (what kind of investing, your criterea, etc)Good luck

As stated above, except for any food or drink you happen to order there is no charge to attend.

Just food for thought: What would happen if you bought an investment property for 200K which cash flowed $500/mo. with an ROI of 17% (just an example) and the month after you bought it the value dropped to 150K?

Can't beat the food regardless. :-)

So if you're kind of on the fence for this idea and could be nudged either way, that's food for thought. :)

Hi David, thank you for this it is an interesting read and there is lots of good food for thought.But for me I am not a fan of Syndication, (yet) and I do believe that the main reason for this is the lack of direct control I end up having.I have ventured into Partnerships over the years and with the exception of the one I have with my wife, none of them worked well for me, I understand this is more than likely a result of my approach to them, so I am confident that I can make it work, to me its a matter of finding the right place, and after a lot of conversations about Memphis I have decided this is not where I want my first Large Apartment purchase to be.I am now going to expand my search into Texas and possibly other surrounding states to see what can be found.

It's a great location for commercial suites, CVS, or fast food restaurant.