America is about to become the largest oil and gas producer bumping Russia and Saudi Arabia out of the way, largely because of what's going on in ND.

Largest example is : END RESULT of the project and value versus What it appraises for now and all your costs trying to get the property UP TO market value.

I dove into this university area b/c freshman class was largest ever last year..it is important to determine the demand for the particular univerity you are considering.

Where I live is rural/recreational and there is trouble finding comps since sales are slower in my area.  

I also recreationally review settlement statements and find items to dispute for family and friends :)  Some have suggested I open a business and charge for the service.

Simple.As investors, we should strive to have the largest returns possible.

L.A the city alone is huge of course (second largest city in U.S) and the county is massive. 

Smallest is 28k, largest is 60k

What do you do to ensure that the tenant is responsible for security deposit disputes since that is the largest reason for owner lawsuitsHow familiar are you with the newly changed laws that can affect you the owner if they are not used correctly?

It sounds like a great deal IF...IF the comps are correctIF the rehab numbers are correctIF the property isn't condemnedIF there are not title problemsIF it's a legal duplexIF a triple murder didn't occur recently in the houseIF the city isn't seizing the house as a drughouseIF the largest employer in town isn't getting ready to close their doorsIF the house isn't located next to the city dumpIF the house isn't in the middle of ganglandIf there aren't a million other distressed houses in the area for half the priceI would not buy a property sight unseen.