What's great is besides those major attractions, the Stadium and Ballpark host other big events (which translates to higher nightly rates and more income for me) like most recently the Country Music Awards, NCAA Bowl Games, Beyonce/JayZ concert. 

Hello everybody Me and my wife are newbies to the real estate game.

I know because I have traded for some time and I sell premium on the basis of volatility (selling options that are overpriced because of a high volatility and liquidity) Mutual funds, index funds and REITs are a different ball game and can provide steady returns (6-7% i.e.

Like my pinocle partner used to say, "it's no game for a blind man". 

@Will-stephanie Ceballos  The Beltline is a game changer in my opinion.  

If you are interested in getting into the real estate game, do it on more relaxed terms.

I figured my heart was in the right place, but as a more novice investor, you always want validation from a more experienced player in the game.

When negotiating a contract assignment with your end-buyer, what is the criteria used for determining how much of an earnest deposit to ask for, in order to insure the end-buyer has some skin in the game and is not so prone ti back out of the transaction during escrow?

i have a investor looking to buy deeds and can close in 48 hours but not sure whats the best way to find deeds and people have been telling me its a tricky game where brokers buy deeds for less then nothing and try selling it for a outrageous price 

One word of advice:  w/ no track record, most potential investors will want you to put significant skin in the game.