I would also love to find out what the hot zip codes are in NOVA, DC, and Prince Georges Counties for investors these days.

It was white hot during the big boom a couple years ago but prices dramatically fell and we got it for well below comps.

As I'm sure many of you know real estate is strong here in Austin. We work a lot with investors, everything from land deals to cash flows and flips. Just wanted to see if anyone was interested in the area and needed...

mkazee thats a hot concept that I never thought of before

As for the investing I think right now we would like to just stay in our local market as it has been insanely hot for the last few years and still is.

I've been a little worried about how hot the market has been lately as well.

Got a letter from a low-life, scumbag, waste of skin TV contingency lawyer on that one.Then, a woman was driving her car while talking on the phone and carrying her hot coffee.

The hot water that was dripping out of the shower stopped leaking.

(I did it successfully)6am call because there is no hot water, thermostat burned out in the middle of the night.There's other stories I have too and I'm a noob at landlording, I've only had tenants for 3 months.So realize it's like MikeOH says it's not nearly as easy as the gurus say.

In Colorado, my understanding is that if you are making business/commercial purpose loans (i.e. the property is to be used for investment purposes and not owner occupied nor for family, personal or household use) that you do NOT need a license to lend out money (unless the money comes from others).