I'm a huge Pittsburgh sports fan and a fan of sports and competition in general.

You need to look farther out to the south and Midwest for cashflow if that is your strategy and you aren’t afraid of gambling for appreciation.

Rentals are year-round and just consider the millions of people who visit Orlando every year to go to Disney, spring training, conventions, Universal, sporting events...

Real estate investing is a team sport.

Building a porfolio large enough to work when you want, dropping your kids off at school, going on field trips,not missing a single christmas concert or sporting event, kids never seeing daycare, volunteering,coaching, being able to make donations to charities of my choice..

My thought exactly for downtown unless its for a sporting event. 

Competitive sports,however, leveled the playing field for me and afforded me invaluable opportunities that I am eternally grateful for.

chaplains sports bistro in union city is a great place to host business related events

I've never structured seller financing.I've thought of a near full price offer with interest only for 5 years (a little gamble that rents will continue to rise and values will at least stay steady) or the financing and paying them $225ish.The owner said my proforma seemed faulty accurate (I lose $206 monthly after moving and fully renting) so there needs to be wiggle room for win-win here.Asking the BP universe: what offer methods and tactics have you found to be most successful?

I got a wife and 2 kids, I don't think that gamble is for me... thanks for the quick reply