So we went looking and found 4 quads.I'm trying to wrack my brain how to do the deal.Another investor said to make the deal at arms lenght, i.e. buy the home, then sell to VA.

The threads and podcasts have been awesome brain-food.

As you can see, I’m still formulating my plan of attack until I can get my brain wrapped around the numbers and then map out the formula to any building I decide to evaluate.Hopefully, I’ll be able to own in Venice [when I’ve eaten my Wheaties and grown up].Great stuff and thank you BOTH for sharing!

If it comes to that, I would love to be able to pick your brain a bit.

REI may do not give your brain high level of professional satisfaction and happiness

I wanted to jump right in after making my brain numb from all the reading and wonderful podcast at BiggerPockets.com.

Thank for the welcome message looking forward to learning as much as I can, a never ending task that keeps my brain ticking!

Every state is different on what labor and material will run you, you are from PA and he is from Maryland ( he may have investments in PA and know the market) but i wouldn't go buying a property based on that price fluctuation. go to a local reia meeting and talk to other investors in your area that may be willing to sit with you and give you an idea, take a contractor out to lunch and pick his brain for a little bit or purchase an estimating program that has a multiplier in in for whatever state you want to do an estimate for.

Since I had a brain annurism and a stroke I am looking to do something that is flexible.  

Within a week I connected with a few people in my area who let me pick their brains and listen to their success stories and the path they took.