I basically ended up paying for the rehab twice and lost tens of thousands of dollars to make sure my lenders were all paid back. 

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

Lastly, there are great tools like DealMachine etc that allow you to "drive for dollars."

Quote from @Collin Hays: I love micro-managers who step over dollars to pick up dimes!

 I am 1 of the over 20 people owed over $2 Million Dollars. 

I just started my direct mail campaign and it took a whole Sunday (3:30-9PM) to do 200 letters and this was about as automatic as the average Joe could get:Printed Yellow letters using Officejet printer (Paper from Amazon)Printed envelopes using the same printer (Envelopes from Dollar Store)Bought 400 forever stamps from the Post Office to create the "genuine" effectStill, folding and stuffing papers was an extremely underestimated variable.

And i have seen other do it like i said in San Antonio only to have that operator get in major trouble with the state and the investors get wiped out.. there is more than just YOU buying a home without an investor putting up the dollars to buy it.

You are going to most likely have a stranger hang on to several hundred thousand of your dollars.

You will be 100% leveraged and you are paying top dollar, because the turnkey company needs to make a profit as well.Real estate is not for everyone and it can make your life miserable.

Thus, I am interested in suburban space near major cities, not the downtown inventory that is trading for pennies on the dollar, but often involve massive office complexes that will have huge holding costs until they get leased up.