Thanks John-I replied to your PM.For the other readers, I do the following (without URLs):Forums I participate in:Bigger PocketsAgents communityReal Estate Webmaster ForumBlogs I write on:My websiteActive RainOther social networking sites I try to comment on to make sure I am getting my name/website out there:TechnoratiMyBlogLogZillowTruliaAnd then I am trolling around looking for other place to post.Actually, I really have a tough time finding any other Blogs that talk more than a post or two about investment real estate.

I specialize in financing for real estate investors and am lucky the company I work for has been well run and is great shape even with the industry in this condition.

Its kinda in okay shape, we can probably spend about 5k on repairs to bring it back to normal condition.

Note how Mike's business model is largely agnostic to the market conditions.

Or get a title company to offer a conditional binder on the title.

I mean she's been living off social security now for MANY years.

Those are the conditions for a typical downturn and recovery.

I'm sorry, I've been told I need to get into social media but I'm a little lost here.

Some housing markets did not pause while other housing markets were soft during the recession.So, focus on local conditions mostly and figure out what drives your local market.If you are buying at 30% below the market it matters a lot less.

The FMV if in good condition (according to my comps) is about $125,000 - 130.