I hear good and bad things about it like it works in some parts of the country but other parts the leads are dead.  

Considering the Cleveland market has been rebounding at a considerable pace, much of the country is also trending upward, in some cases and in certain areas of the country on the west coast as well as the east coast we are seeing pricing exceed market crash levels.

Thanks- happy hunting- looking forward to learning the bay area better- been here for two years but just starting to contemplate buying REI here, I own a property across the country in Boston.

@Brent ByersI have been browsing north of Fort Laudy and 90-120k for a SFH seems near impossible.Unless you're over 55 and have 70k to join a country club (cough cough boca raton)Even condo's for 40k would be nice, links?

It sounds like you're on the right path and I look forward to reading more about your investing!!

Roughly 40% of the country rent - and will never get ANY equity doing that!

After flipping my own house with my wife, I realized that was the path I wanted to take and figured BP would be the best place to try and get my foot in the door.

I don't know enough to have a favorite path yet so I figure why limit myself to one path. 

What's in their best interest is a reduction in loss and/or maximum recovery so, whichever path leads to the greatest recovery and the least loss, that's the path they will go.

We have another thing that makes the US the greatest country on earth and that is the freedom to pilot our own machines virtually anywhere anytime in the US.. and you could not get much prettier place in the US to fly than your neck of the woods...