summerhomes wrote: (Thank you for the link on FHA details, I will forward this to my escrow gal as I am tired of her saying “Well, because you are a corporation, you don’t have to worry.â€) The confusion surrounding conforming vs.

- Book a trip to a cashflowing area- Research these areas HEAVILY-Build a Team to interview (at least one fall back for each member)- Dedicate 7-10 days to drive around, meet people and look at property and surrounding areas.Make at least 2 deals in 09

The surrounding towns seem in better shape than Dayton City itself.

There's always someone that will try and make money screwing people, thankfully they are in the minority.Without doubt, there are some horrendous neighborhoods in Youngstown, as many of our cities are also plagued with, but the surrounding areas, Austintown, Boardman, Poland and Canfield, to name only four, are now producing some very attractive deals.

Surround yourself with the best accountants and lawyers.4.

At what point does positive migration from surrounding higher price counties stop the price decreases?

The only way to determine FMV is to physically inspect the property yourself and compare it to other properties in the surrounding area that you have also physically inspected.

My properties, with one exception, are all located in Harrisburg, PA or surrounding communities.

Incentives like this are not distributed as a hand out, but rather up front money that will ultimately result in payback to the surrounding area.

But it's a lot different when you're 19 and look a little scraggly yourself than it is when you're 50 and don't look as comfortable in your surroundings (or run as fast) as you used to.