So how can we as investors or the City officials of Detroit convince people that Detroit will change for the better??

Go to your counties property appraiser website and look for tab called property records or official records.

Ask your bank officiers to be introduced to SEASONED local real estate investors.

I also plan on going to the AZREIA and announcing our interest at the 'haves and wants' session.

I have not run any official comps but zillow and other sites like it have the houses vaulted from 40k-50k a piece.

What Texas does offer to homeowners however, is the option to pay for testing (as I am recommending you do) and once the results are received - assuming they show no further mold problems - provide an official Texas Department of Insurance form completed by the air testing company showing that all is well.

The frenzy continues in these states.When it is announced the national consumer confidence is improving, the study is conducted by asking around 1,000 people.People seek and follow only what they want to perceive.Depending upon which TV station you watch or which political analyst you follow, Kerry should be president right now.The same exact “Most Experts” statement could be stated during the first half of the 2000s and numerous other times since the 1960s.

When he goes to basic that officially starts his active duty commitment and he can legally break the lease, see here for your source - http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/sscra/a/scra2.htm.

Here is the official evite for our local BP meetup meeting.

Welcome to BiggerPockets Brendon Loucks.The very fact that you set the goal for yourself, officially, to do your first deal within a year GREATLY increases your chances of accomplishing that goal.