My personal funds are now patiently waiting for the next cycle, but have a few target types already ;) My personal real estate goals are long-term. 

So here is my case for So Cal:- Advantages of local including expertise, cost to get to property, able to self-manage if desired (typically ~10%).

I might entering new territory and need some guidance.  My husband and I might be the primary lender to my mom to help her purchase a property  as her primary residence.  We want this to be a formal loan and make sure...

An LLC could solve quite a bit of this but he already has enough on his plate and really neither of us want to deal with an LLC on top of all this...So...We would like to take the rent funds in the name of the trust in a bank account and draft checks etc for the building as well.My question is how to set up a bank account for a land trust and is anyone using a bank familiar with land trusts?

Hello, I live in a small town in southern Alabama (Greenville) and I have been looking for a while for a real estate investment opportunity, in which I was going to fund the flip by taking a loan out on my 401k, I finally found the perfect house, it's value is 78000.00 the sellers are asking 29000 with a little work it could sell for over a 100k which I can do all the work myself, I have flipped one other property in Houston and did all the work and made 40k.

Our group has enjoyed partnering with a number of California investors who help fund Phoenix remodel and new build projects.

I agree with your thoughts on making rentals more desirable to college students and with staying competitive through price.

I have about $50-75k in cash I can dedicate to this, and I'd like to fund the entire operation in cash (purchase and rehab).

That's a funding source as well (HELOC or used a collateral).

An investor is someone who has the funds, capacity and other resources and can acquire a property and keep for a year or more, with the intent of receiving certain benefits in due course.