@David Krulac - Nice post - as I mentioned above  - the 1% brokerage shops never survive here because the process is incredibly time consuming and complicated.  

A few of my friends ended up there for the long haul, and I make a trip there every once in a while when I'm in the mood to do some shopping at IKEA :).

I can find reliable subs for just about everything else (And the more reliable, the more expensive)... but finding good and reliable carpenters is like walking into a butcher shop and asking for Unicorn steaks. 

.• location - I'm a believer that if you want quality tenants, location should be priority I.e (good school districts, low crime, middle to high income families, access to shopping centers and freeways, etc..)• Quality - To start off make sure to buy a property that is not going to require major repairs.

We don't know what market we want to shop in right now- San Francisco is absurd.

Brokers (not agents) can shop around to find you the best deal to meet your needs, however not all brokers are the same... hence the reason I suggest speaking to 2-3.

Hey everyone,I'm about to send out my first round of direct mail postcards to my target list, but I have one question before i go to the print/mail shop to give them my order.What does everyone put on the "b" side of their postcards?  

I also advise you to shop around different lenders- they have different origination fees, interest rates, etc, as well as varying amounts of knowledge.

For Keene, given that I grew up in Claremont and Keene is much nicer, I don't really avoid any areas, more I look for walking distance to shops and the colleges.

I'm happy to meet up for a coffee/beer to talk shop but, like Ryan, I'm not a seasoned pro quite yet :O)