Even at $260k it was at the low end of a $260k to $280k neighborhood.

Do mail outs or flyers in neighborhoods with high depreciation rates.

In all likelihood, my kids will grow up in middle-class neighborhoods, go to college, stay out of debt, and be able to provide for themselves.

They don't analyze a house or neighborhood as "nice" other than as it affects their management intensity and profitability.2.

If you are interested, please contact me directly to discuss.Valley Agent Criteria:A self starter, but not someone who is ambitious enough to go out on their own… Knowledge of SF Valley and Thousand Oaks/Simi Valley (member of SoCal board) Someone who understands the rental market (acquiring low price properties that demand high rents) Experience with Winforms and MLS Investment property experience Computer savvy Home office with fax, email and a windows operating system, Outlook (not MAC) Someone with an existing book of potential clients Someone who knows the neighborhoods intimately in the SF Valley and Conejo Valley

My strategy would be to double what I can afford and then focus on neighborhoods in those price ranges and then look for bargain opportunities.

Here is a pretty noobie question:I have 2 houses, in the same neighborhood, about 2 streets apart.1.

What is hapening in the neighborhood, is it getting better, worse, or staying the same?

.- 3,1 - 986 sq ft - Built in 1940 - Rougher Side of Houston, but NOT a warzone, in fact this street is more of an elderly neighborhood, This house is close to MANY of Houston's attractions (downtown, reliant stadium, minute maid park, the Toyota center, Texas medical center, museum district, and about 4 Universities)After my due diligence we came up with the following numbers.- ARV = $82,500 (which was conservative, recent comps for smaller houses came back slightly higher)- Repairs needed = Around $10,000 for rental - (Needs central air, some rotten board on the outside, some doors/sheetrock repair, and painting)We wanted to try to start out with a $10,000 assignment fee to split between us and work our way down depending on what they would take as an offer.

When you go doorknocking are you knocking on every door in the neighborhood you've targeted?