I was reading an article on another investing website that broke down the best and worst performers in the S&P 500 so far this year.

Investment in Jacksonville commercial real estate came in 29 percent higher in 2017 than in 2016 with $2.57 billion in transactions, according to Colliers International of Northeast Florida.The year end investment report broke down the major sectors of commercial real estate by office, industrial, hotels, retail and multifamily.In Northeast Florida, as in most major markets across the country, the lion's share — 61 percent — of investment has landed in multifamily properties, with $1.56 billion of real estate transactions recorded in 2017.There was $315 million of warehouse/industrial properties change hands in Northeast Florida in 2017, representing 12 percent of the total.

green when it comes to real estate.background I'm 31 currently living in my 3rd primary residence property i have bought in the last 9 years.First house i lost money after owning for 6 years.My 2nd house i broke even on money but did not pay myself anything for work done. after 2 yearsMy current home i borrowed 223k 30 year at 4.375%. currently owe 212k. no other debt.i don't have all the information about the house. will post once i have all details.what i do know is 2br 1 bath roughly 900sqft. unfinished basement with shower into floor drain. wood stove no hvac.small lot. single attach garage. roof may need replacement. not sure if electrical is fused. not sure if pluming is iron pipe. old neighbor hood but not bad area. i would live in area with my wife and 2 kids.not sure on value maybe fixed up sale for 70 to 80k.rent for 600 to 700 month.Potential property is my mother in laws and aunts house. they inherited this house from there father who pass away 3 years ago.the house has set empty while my wife aunts has paid utility bills and property tax on it.my wifes aunt has said she wants 10 to 12k to be bought out of house. basically the money she has put in over the years for plumbing repair and utilities and property tax.my mother in law has not said much on what she wants. if flip she did mention she would want 1/2 profit after i paid my self and paid back money i invested.i would rather rent property and have the income coming in.if i bought both my aunt and mother in law out for around 20 to 25k i could pay cash but not have any left over for any potential repairs to get ready to rent of flip.i plan on bringing my uncle who has been around building and flipping houses in the past to get his evaluations on potential repair cost.What do i need to do to be prepared for my first property for investing?

If the Investor broke even during the down turn, then it's more likely the Investor is Good versus Lucky.

Every property would have to be done using the double close method and I am a man who is truly broke, I am trying to avoid disability.

I recently got a call from a lady that said, someone told me to call you because you are the girl who buys houses! 

She gave him a long story about how she is broke and really needs to sell the house.

I hope this message finds you well.We are starting our Real Estate Investing journey (wife speaking) and would LOVE your feedback on our Strategy Plan.Our goal is to purchase our 1st investment property by March 31, 2018.We broke our goal into 5 phases:1- The Research [Community and team]2- The Properties [Identify, eliminate, analyze]3- The Offer [Determine, make the offer, negotiate]4- The Due Diligence [File audit, inspections, government & service reviews]5- The closingIf you're interested in helping us, please send us a private message and we will send you the link to our full strategy plan with our timeline and deadlines. 

Too bad I was broke back then! 

Trust me, this girl does her due diligence.On his personal website it says short sale.