My thought is the fundamentals of silver have never been better short supply and heavy demands and the Chinese have increased there purchases 500% in the last few years.

Or maybe they started smoking and ruined the inside of the apartment.

Im 44 so I figure If I dont drink and dont smoke and go to the Y every day I have a pretty good chance to make 80 years old.

I don't care what type of deal I do as long as the profits are large enough.My 1st deal is a little 980 sf house I just picked up for the site value in an area with more demand than supply.

Not to mention the current California RE market is smoking hot, making sellers feel pretty confident they don't need me.Am I doing something wrong?

The basics of a good real estate investment seem unchanged at the core: location, population growth, neighborhood demographics, supply and demand, surrounding amenities, etc.

This is the first time I've ever had this happen, and I hope this person was just blowing smoke.

They have specific researchers called "research analyst" that do nothing but put this stuff together.There are commercial data companies that supply the info that charge a bunch of money.The key is if the info Is going over a macro level or a micro market.

Do we try to install interconnected wired smoke detectors while we are doing the rehab?

Before going after demand (investors) you need supply (Properties) to be able to close the deal then and there.