thanks for the tip, I will plan on attending associations @Darren Sager appreciate it, and if you know of any agents familiar with the Queens market, please keep me in mind.

After a while you start to learn what to look for.A very good book on inspecting properties is "Inspecting a House" by Carson Dunlop & Associates.

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Looks like there is a club in Pensacola called Gulf Coast Real Estate Investors' Association: http://www.gcreia.com/index.html Looks like that might be a good place to start.

You guys are talking apples and oranges.Ed, you're talking about back end DTI ratios and conventional lending which is typically associated with retail buyers.

I feel that going with a condo would most likely be better for an owner living 300 miles away, but the condo association fees are expensive.

We got a elevation survey and flood cert showing that only about half the lot was actually in the flood zone and a house could be built on the other half.Absolutely agree with you that raising a house is very expensive, but now that the costs of flood insurance is rising up to $12,000 a year or more for some, the cost of raising a property may be easier to swallow.

I don't like the HOA's and assessment associated with condo.

@Mayra IrizarryA list provider allows more filters to be applied to the list such as high equity.Check out the local landlord association meetings great place to hear about deals.

It seems like receivership of commercial real estate will often follow a much different path to auction than residential real estate, based upon the type of mortgage it has on it and any tax issues associated with the property.