You missed one yestetday on How to be a Rock star in Real Estate Investing.

I am not sure about the exact dynamics of the Roanoke market but I have visited the Star City on numerous occasions and Roanoke seems to be up and coming. 

Definitely not an example of "you get what you pay for"Wow "many of the 5,000 students who paid up to $35,000 thought they would at least meet Trump but instead all they got was their picture taken in front of a life-size picture of "The Apprentice" TV star."

Not at all turnkey.During this period, we crossed paths with a few other outfits soliciting these borrowers that were highly predatory and had slicker sales pitches that promised the sun and the stars and the moon.I imagine that this is why banks now prohibit this practice.Sounds like it could be a good deal, but, in the end, you're probably better off with a new buyer/tenant anyway.

I'm 26 and my wife and I are looking to purchase our first home and have been huge fans of downtown the last two years (the pearl, blue star and etc).

In another lifetime, in a Star Trek world, perhaps my old childhood dream of being an engineering extraordinaire would be tenable.

I was hesitant to dive in to the business and I waited for all the stars to be aligned.

Being the reality star of a TV show about flipping does not mean that that person was successful in his real estate business.  

And QC Props is another one ran by an all star investor.  

If so, thank your lucky stars but never take it for granted or get too cocky, because plenty of investors have lost money.