The article references a proposed closure of the Air Force 440th airlift wing - that already happened.Also, take a look at the significant drop in ranking for Fayetteville on the Milken Institute's 2015 Best Cities list :http://www.milkeninstitute.org/publications/view/758 I see your point, however Bragg is a major military installation which will never go away.

Can anyone refer me to a good online credit/background check.

If you go online to sites like ifloor or builddirect they will actually send you 5 free flooring samples for you to see and compare.

Im glad that at this point and time the majority of my investments are not affected and that they are granting extra time to anyone who has more than ten registeted properties to be compliant.

If you have a decent deal, all you have to do is go post it on any major search site and it will get noticed, you will meet buyers (qualified and unqualified) and naturally grow your network.

There are so many resources online for direct mail and i am excited to learn as much as I can from peoples previous campaigns! 

My Fiance and I have been online looking through forums and blogs, we've been to a seminar (Good info, but giant sales pitch!)

BTW, you will never see the amount being foreclosed for online in the LP, but you will see the amount listed when the final judgment is recorded.  

I am trying to figure out the steps in which to take in regards to purchasing my first rental home, and I have a stumbling block.My question is, I am going to be using a hard money lender to fund a majority of the property (approximately 75%-80%) then do a cash out refinance at the end of the term into a 30 year conventional note.

If there aren't major structural issues with the rehab, then it looks to me like you've got a winner on paper.