I also meant to imply that if you find something and need advice I'm happy to help/ provide insight. 

I immediately thought she meant LA, CA, and was really blown away by Jim's apparent success in the art world.

Just meant they are 2 separate single family houses on the same lot that is zoned a 2-family.

Brian made a typo I think, He said Lease purchasing gives you the right to buy but not the obligation, not true, so I think he meant to type lease optioning in his post, but lease purchase was on his mind because it is the next subject in his post. 

In other words to bring it back to this thread would you, assuming you were in an earlier stage of your investing like most of us, go after 2% markets or go after higher appreciation markets if doing so meant sacrificing any hope of cash flow after mortgage payments?

thanks @James Wise @Christian Carson and Timothy Murphy III , I've been meaning to reply but my phone won't tag people.And definitely no offense meant as far as comparing Cleveland to Detroit.

The key to this is good flow and continuity between all of your strategic partners.The process looks something like this (NOTE: I am NOT an Attorney, Custodian or CPA and this is NOT meant to give you any legal or financial advice in any matter and consultations with appropriate Professionals ARE REQUIRED!)

I Meant for the post to become a what would you do if you ran into this kind of thing and how would you overcome it when dealing with a homeowner. 

Would you elaborate just a bit on what you meant by "systems"?

That's what I meant when I said thriving in the last two crashes. and yes, how much their net worth is and how much passive cash flow they have.