@Ed Wood Provident Funding is far from being the lender of choice, unless a loan is a cookie-cutter.

Then I left there to Solid Source Realty which had a per trans. fee of 300 dollars and about 40 a month for E & O and MLS access.

Also, will a solid business plan help so that the bank is investing in the investor/property and not their past credit blemish, especially if their credit is great now.

I want to be able to bring solid deals every time I shop a contract around, and understanding what buyers are thinking, and exactly what's happening with all the money will help with that process.Cheers,Thomas

I'm looking for an exit strategy, and real estate seems to be a solid direction to try.

I do have some fairly solid construction/remodeling experience which I hope will help me get started in the business and save me some expense on rehab deals.

Make sure there are no solid materials touching the other side, studs staggered, base and top plate separate.

@Daniel Ringwald check out all of the upstate cities - Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse as you should be able to get solid cash flow in all of those cities compared to the current state of the ON market from the sounds of it.There are a number of BP members from Rochester that I am sure would be glad to meet with you if you were driving through.

Might try to contact "Make it Right" builders, they have some issues with rotting wood but that's another matter. 60 lots may be of some interest, money isn't an issue.

hl=en&q=real+estate+residential+macroeconomics&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C11&as_sdtp=As a follow up, you can also identify who in your neck of the woods might be studying the macroeconomics of your market as well.Happy hunting!