My first station was in Kings Bay Georgia, where I picked up the book Rich Dad, poor Dad, which kick started my real estate career.

Seems to this old dog that we may never return to the ROIs (10-20+%) of 25-30 years ago for several reasons:1)There’s been and continues to be too much hype/content about real estate as an investment and much of it started when Rich Dad came out.

Even small, common mistakes like renting below market, picking the wrong tenants, unwilling/unable to enforce lease terms, slow turnovers, or unscrupulous contractors can cost more than a good PM will charge, and that's before you account for your time and the stress.If you have the personality, I recommend self-management for anyone who lives within 1-2 hours of their investments.

Are you offering full price to start off with? 

Let's start with how I ended up being in the office that day: Chris saw my post about needing recommendations for an inspector in Memphis for the property I intended to buy during my trip. 

But even then, if it takes 8 weeks from start to finish, with my learning curve in between, I'll take it!

We quickly put the house under contract and started looking for buyers.

Ideally we’d still be within an hour of NYC in any direction, with a public transit option to Manhattan.

Any see any potential problems with starting a mobile home title loan company?

I’m starting to learn that HELOCs are a much different product on the mainland than they are here.