., Berkeley and Oakland, it may not be as heavily pro-tenant. 

Securing land and real estate in Onondaga County and beyond is an opportunity to consider heavily for investors and developers in Upstate NY.

If you have been working a W-2 job for decades and have lots of money put away, I would heavily recommend placing these investments in an LLC to protect what you have worked to create - but that will cost you more money.

@Jay Hinrichs yea, the term heavily intertwined within urban, hip hop and pop culture.

@Peter Sable First, focus heavily on the education piece by reading books, listening to podcasts, joining masterminds, and attending conferences.

My lessons were that rising property taxes can heavily impact profits (not an issue in CA), Mother Nature can be harsh, getting contractors from a far to actually perform especially in a time after a disaster can be very challenging.Good luck

General advice: I would advise against making your first deal a heavily distressed property.

I picked up the properties for a heavily discounted price (because they had sat on the market), and had no problems finding highly qualified (and high-earning) tenants that made the place cashflow right out of the gate.Another example: I once bought a property in an A class neighborhood that had an awkwardly-placed stairwell inside the front entrance, which turned off other buyers.

Being a Veteran, I was thinking about marketing heavily to military families, however.

Otherwise, be sure to write up whatever you agree on and track each partner's "capital account" which will be heavily weighted to the investor initially.