I look forward to picking your brain and perhaps developing a profitable relationship in the future.ofGift, Tuscon is nice I have family there but...I have family there...it's nice during the holidays you understand...James Young

I was first leaning towards flipping houses, as the area I live in is a historical area, thus having quite a few run down properties on the market.

Forming a partnership makes each partner equally liable for all the other partners - - check this with your personal attorney for ALL the details.There are two reasons for legal entities of any form:to define the relationships between the parties and the economics of the entityto isolate ones personal life from the professional activities, including liability of the entity from reaching back into your personal life/assets.

Sully,The only real way to know what the ARV for property is would be for you to form a relationship with a local appraiser and let them know that any home you purchase they will get the appraisal.

If you have a good relationship with a real estate agent/broker, you can have them search the area for listings that have sold with cash terms.

Just have a good relationship with a local appraiser in your area and tell them that if they help give you the arv's that they will get the appraisal job.

Historically, Pittsburgh has been a pretty stable market from what I have experienced and read - I am very much looking forward to learning as much as I can about real estate and the Pittsburgh market.

Corey,I have a relationship with a local appraiser who gives me the ARV so when I sell it and it needs to be appraised he will get the job.

The attitude that agents are doing something wrong by representing the interests of their clients is often based upon not understanding agency and client/customer relationships.

This business is about building relationships.