We're finally seeing some of the incomplete developments being back-filled, yet dilapidated suburbs and subdivisions are found in areas where economic development slowed and later stopped leaving job loss and abandoned homes in its wake.

We learned this lesson the hard way: Never stop talking to prospective buyers until you've closed. 

Whats stopping you from just walking away to pursue another opportunityNothing.Your going to need some skin in the game, even if its as little as 10%.

They were my first stop. 

@Mark Dutton STOP WORRYING!

That's not going to stop me, I'm currently building a team over in Birmingham to get my portfolio started, but I wanted to get some advice about how the out of state buying process normally works.

I never stop driving for dollars.  

If you're trying to wait until; the perfect time, and what stops you is fear, then your fear alone should stop you from buying RE.

I don’t know if Jerryll’s method is the only way to obtain leads efficiently, but I hope everyone else beliefs him so I can stop getting solicitations! 

SFH's can carry more risk as you can quickly lose 100% of your revenue if a tenant stops paying, but they also generally come with more tenant stability.