We’ve been concentrating on the main living space upstairs at this point.

He helps out with the trash and keeps an eye out, so I was cool with leaving him alone while I concentrated on the other units.It was okay till I finished renovating a couple of the other units and created storage and laundry in the basement, where their studio apt is.

I'm not sure if there are certain areas where all big companies are concentrated in near ATL area.

Ideally, by the time we're in our mid 40's, it would be nice if she could switch to a part time/casual type of work schedule and I could leave my full time job and concentrate on maintaining our real estate portfolio full time, and we could both have more time to spend with our 5 kids and eventual grandchildren.My wife and I talk about saving a lump sum to put down on our first rental, but after spending 15 months saving and paying off debt, I am ready to start investing! 

For the wall cleaning, TSP concentrate works well.

Upon a sale, the amounts received from this deal would eat into the exclusion.9) The appreciation rights of the investor and the note could be sold off to other investors if either party got impatient.10) A maximum LTV on mortgages on the property in the range of 60% could be established to reduce the likelihood that the seller gets behind and does a short sale that wipes out the investor.11) If this arrangement might cause a problem for the homeowner when refinancing or taking out a HELOC, the investor could agree that the investor's interest is subordinated.Benefits: The homeowner's net worth is less concentrated in Silicon Valley single family home performance, and the investor gets a leveraged return on an asset that has potential to appreciate at faster than the rate of inflation.

Same with those whose business is flipping they just happen to concentrate on investors instead of home owners.Keep in mind in many of these neighborhoods.. there is no retail sales to homeowners there is only sales to investors.. this is quite common in any area were 20% down gives you positive 200 a month.. 

Ray Dalio has a great read on the rise of populism which I think speaks to the concern about both the concentration of wealth and more.

This cluster of towns seem viable because of a high concentration of colleges, state offices, quality public schools and a strong economic base.

1) You need to do your research to pick an RE niche you want to concentrate on2) Once nu 1 above is done, then concentrate on learning and educating yourself on such niche including market analysis, underwriting, searching for deals, establishing connections in the area, etc...3) By the time you're done with nu 2, take action!