I know someone who did quite well as a new investor just making deals with investors who would negotiate with him.

Because right now you most likely can't quite your job.

Hey i know you posted this quite a while ago however if your still in the market I work with both Conventional and HML and would love to assist you.

I've heard of people transferring title by quit claim (instead of warranty deed) into an LLC and losing the protection of their title insurance.

I am in the Hollywood area, but travel to the Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena area quite often and sometimes West Covina

Obviously I would eventually like to quit my job and peruse real estate investing full time.

I always figured it would be natural to get into something larger to enjoy even greater rewards, and not surprisingly, real estate and property have been on the radar for quite some time now.

Unless you are dealing with a very substantial project, 5 years is a quite a ways for most contractors.

I know the Greater Lowell and Greater Lawrence areas quite well.

Alexander has nothing to do with the Barfield (he's the one that stopped the horsetrack); The Renaissance condo's have done quite well since renting them out (high turnover due to corporate leases, but usually almost full); Happy State has a fairly well known reason for building from the ground up instead of taking available space (you can research that one on your own); the Fillmore lofts should be quite nice; and anyone with eyes can see the McCartt and Assoc signs, not exactly insight.