Do you invest in the Gary Market?

The pre-approval allowed us to make an offer before the condo we purchased was even advertised as being on the market.

As a Property Manager in a market where many owners choose to manage on their own, I've seen several examples of owners losing their homes or properties because their tenants did not pay or caused excess damage.

ONLY then what CRM.Some of my personal views from years of marketing and still no CRM.Why a CRM?   

Rent control laws are market specific.  

Anytime the media spits out news coverage on rates, it has already been baked into the market from Wall St.

., investing $130K capital), how much am I benefitting from the current $45K of equity.

Considering how crazy the real estate market is here in Florida, I've been evaluating alternate means of sourcing potential investment properties, one of those being tax deed sales.

In most municipalities approvals have a few year shelf life and in the event new regulations or new zoning bills are passed you could lose the benefit of the in place zoning/development procedures.

Pros to my current position: Secure, w2, pay is above average, benefits are stellar, schedule is somewhat flexible (can leave if I need to without penalty; vacation when I want - utilizing banked time on both), 3 miles from home, and hopefully a pension in 17 years.