I've been looking for my 3rd property now for nearly a year - I haven't found the right one yet.Ironically - it took 1 day of house shopping, only looking at 4 houses total, to pick out the house we currently live in.

It had the most shopping/restaurants/etc, and since the hospital is there, that's where we ended up renting an apartment.

That's a really, really smart move that many Americans never master.And keep looking.

I always go to the consignment shops.

I owned and operated a small automotive repair shop there for 16 years.

When you find the property you are interested in you can submit your Agreement of Sale and they will supply you with a Good Faith Estimate which you then can compare with others; and your shopping for a mortgage has begun.

I would try to "shop local" as a regional bank or credit union is more likely to think out of the box than your big banks will.

With the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) you need to allow the tenant to install modifications to accommodate their disability at their cost.

Hi,I was brought to this site via an interesting topic on Investor Verification and how that now works with the JOBS Act coming full force.I am heavily involved in the crowdfunding space and I plan to be very active in the real estate crowdfunding thread, and offering any insights that I can.I think "crowdbuilding" has a major place in this industry, and can't wait to see it grow, let alone see Americans everywhere (non-accredited investors) invest into real estate and become very aware of how fun and rewarding it can be.In turn, it looks like I will learn a lot here about the technology and trends that are happening.

They consume at least a third, maybe a half of American products.