Thank You  Eric, you answered my question, now  what"s my best choice as a first time home buyer FHA loan or conventional loan?

I am a confident person who is comfortable taking risk but I guess I am still new and I sometimes hope that I am making good choices for my family with both our time and money. 

I'd say your best bet is to call some local realtors and ask who does property management there if anyone.

@Jay Hinrichs and @Dawn Anastasi  Milwaukee is the best bet for CA investors.  

hi, I live in Fort Collins and was wondering if there are any meet ups or seminars covering re investing (primarily wholesaling, buy and hold, flipping, and loan options) in Fort Collins (1st choice) or nearby (Denver).  

So, in a larger sense, your best bet for stress testing might just be adopting conservative business practices and projections to shield yourself against volatility.

If so, your best bets down here are auctions, wholesalers, or off MLS deals. 

We do a lot of work in flood zones and from what I've heard regarding "stilts"(we call them pilings) is you're looking at 20-30k extra over a traditional slab with a crawl space....Most of our footings are within a couple feet of sea level so we've never needed pilings but if you're indeed that deep you defintiely can't pour a footing on top of muck.....The other concern is flood insurance - the lower your first floor elevation the higher the flood insurance - I'd imagine if your first floor is under 10' the insurance would be astronomical.....your best bet is to talk to an engineer, get a survey, and go from there.

Susan, your best bet is simply going to those chinese pre-fabricated cabinets.

Wow Fabio, the choices are endless.