Originally posted by "dhinderliter":...this isn't a good time for me to get started but i know that there never will be....You hit the nail on the head!

Take a look around, a lot of stuff to fill your head with...Originally posted by "arneyd":...and I can do my own taxes, lol...

My head spins with all the information here at BiggerPockets.

Two associates and myself decided that after a number of years on the wrong side of the banking industry (yup, we were brokers) it was time to branch out and learn everything we could about the world of real estate.So far we've picked up three rental properties in Syracuse, NY -- a 3 unit and two 2 units.

This didn't start 6 months ago no matter what bone-headed economist tells you to deceive people from the sham that is happening and most don't understand or realizes it.

It happened almost 6 times to me and now I'm questioning circumvention or if my business associate is just using me to help them fish for buyers.

What other costs and fees are associated with purchasing the property and what should I ask before buying?

We continue to be Ranked the Best" or among the "Top areas in the U.S." to do business and have careers, to retire, relocate, or one of the "50 Fabulous Places Live in America.My construction company, GL Green and Associates, builds custom Tuscan style homes starting in the low 200’s to multi million dollar estate homes.

According to a report by CNN, the 5 most expensive housing markets in the USA in 2007 along with average home prices were Beverly Hills, CA $2,206,883, Greenwich, CT $2,018,750, La Jolla, CA $1,800,000, Santa Monica, CA, $1,785,000, and Palo Alto, CA $1,687,000 .The 5 least expensive housing markets in the USA in 2007 along with average home prices were Killeen, TX $136,725, Minot, ND $139,033, Arlington, TX $139,175, Canton, OH $146,333, and Muncie, IN $150,000.According to the National Association of Realtors, the 5 cities with the biggest drop in home prices in 2007 were Palm Bay, FL $182,400 (median price) 12.4% (price drop), Sacramento, CA $335,700 (median price)10.5% (price drop), Sarasota, FL $287,400 (median price) 10.4% (price drop), New Orleans, LA $160,200 (median price) 8.2% (price drop), and Hagerstown, MD $208,400 (median price) 8.0% (price drop).The 5 fastest appreciating housing markets were Bismarck, ND $161,600 (median price) 15.3% increase, Salt Lake City, UT $246,700 (median price) 14.1% increase, Yakima, WA $163,200 (median price) 13.6% increase, Binghamton, NY $119,600 (median price) 11.4% increase, and Charlotte, NC $220,100 (median price) 11.0% increase.

After 2 hours at dinner....on the way back home, my wife was demanding that I get on track to doing what this guy has done....which is the path I'm heading down now.