Anybody from Buffalo/New York and surrounding areas know any investor friendly banks who are knowledgeable and experienced in 203k loans?

As for south lake tahoe, the local population there is quite antagonistic to vacation rentals, as many locals see it as driving up prices as to make it unaffordable for them. 

The Clothiers' willingness to take big risks, tireless work ethic and straight bullheaded drive have led us to outmaneuver, outwork and outgrow everyone by a huge factor.  

I'm driving through in a few weeks and would like to have an area in mind and drive around and scope it out.

I wanted to share with you all my success story.I found the property through the hard work of my nephews (age 16 and 17), who I tasked with some D4D (Driving for Dollars) last summer I paid them a low wage, but promised a percentage bonus if I closed a deal within a year on any of the houses they found for me.

So I sent in a survey and elevation certificate, because this property is raised an additional 18" higher than surrounding houses, it is at a lower risk. 

maybe, maybe not) and coming from out of state,....she arrives....but has no way to get to her hotel (red flag) so a person who works for my PM volunteers to go pick her up at the bus station and drive her to her hotel.

He seems like a "beast" in real estate game and I most certainly believe in surrounding myself with likeminded successful people who are not just preaching it....but who are DOING it!

Welcome @Alex LeeBest advice I can give as a newbie myself is to first decide where you want to invest, since LA is so expensive maybe look a little further out but somewhere close enough you can easily drive in an hour or 2.

Right now I am driving for dollars to find deals.