I had considered the high cost of rent vs the rank structure and the 50% rule.

In education, I had mentors that helped me climb the ranks and I'm well aware of the value of a mentor.

I tried buying the note directly from the bank but given that this bank is a large bank, I was given the runaround and the lower-rank employees who answer the phone say that they don't sell notes.I am willing to partner with and share my profit on this deal with anyone here who has ACTUAL experience buying Jumbo loan/note from a bank (please, do not answer if you just heard it from someone...or you read it from a book, or worse, learned it from the "gurus").

You are right some of the information is already available and not that hard to find, such as schools; they are ranked top school district in the state and the area has some middle and high end homes within a 4 miles radio.

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Mo Hood, it's always great to have investors with previous experience join our ranks here on the site.

We listed the top 4 or 5, then made a "+" and "-" column... listed their attributes and re-ranked.

I had DUKE and GTOWN going to the Elite 8 so it isn't pretty for me.on ESPN I am ranked like in 2.9MM Place. in the bottom 6%. sad!

I’m ready to begin my journey into Real Estate Investing and look to join the ranks and share my experiences.

At the end of the civil war it was the carpet baggers coming to "help" the South.Our government is throwing money around ...and new laws around... which no one understands and the banks are changing management staff, as well as the rank and file instead of dealing with the problem systematically.

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