@Mark S. 

thanks - Mark

Originally posted by @Mark Del Grosso:Strike up the you tube video and diagnose and fix it.

Thank you @Mark Langdon - I look forward to it and many more opportunities here on BP

Also most lease forms have a spot to mark that you rekeyed it, or at least in California. 

Just because you are an engineering or CS major doesn't mean you cant take RE, FINN, MARK, ACCT, classes.Also since it requires $ to start investing there is some logic to the fact that the highest paying job will get you started investing the quickest.Hope it helps,Nick Leamon

I just spend some time with google earth and I mark them on my map.

Originally posted by @Mark Breaux:I was wondering what people think about buying houses in an area where most likely the occupants are section 8 and the area has high crime.

Warren Buffett and Howard Marks, both investors I admire greatly, counsel that one should always take the high road. 

As I recall, the sheriff's auction marks the half-way point in the foreclosure process.