let's get this example and unfold it so that i and others can learn.btw, not into mobil homes, just running out of the normal SFR's to invest in.i'd get the CPA as my number one choice. the rest seems much higher insurance premiums and risk of a down economy would hurt the lessee. the sandwich shops are busy only during lunch hr.

Jon Holdman has some self-storage - you might try asking him whether he thinks it's a good investment choice.

I think it can be a great choice.

Occasionally, subsequent mentions come up in the list below the editor window, but when I select them, the insertion into the message body is not highlighted.I use a mixture of Chrome, Mozilla & Safari on both the Mac and Linux ...

In fact my wife and I both currently work in tech careers in San Francisco and J's story is a huge inspiration to us.Oh yeah, I've also listened to 22 of the 32 BP podcasts, in order, over the past 4-5 weeks whenever I get a chance (I probably could recite the podcast intro and outro in my sleep :).Anyhow, like J and his wife, my wife and I are both from back east (she's from Pittsburgh, I'm from Detroit), we just got married and we have a plan to spend a few more months in the Bay Area to shore up our startup capital before making the move back east to start a fix and flip and (and eventually buy and hold) business.I would love to get everyone's insight on the 3 markets we're considering settling and investing in -- as you can see each has its plusses and minuses but for us they all have to be weighed against the business opportunity:Our likely 1st choice: Pittsburgh -- prices here seem to be in the range we'd be looking for (average home price just over $100K, so our target purchase range would be $30-60K, with rehabs running about the same, though my numbers could be way off...); additionally there seems to be a good rental market here.

They probably sincerely believe that there is no better choice for you.

Laundromats may be a poor choice since the average customer isn't a home owner. 

Because we have to wait on Fannie Mae, my realtor had no choice but to put in for a two week extension of the closing date and my loan officer has to do his own extension so I keep my current loan rate. 

We all have stepped on decks / stairs etc that looked in good shape on top and snap in half showing the center all rotten.You use exterior STAIN, your choice is then, semi transparent which shows the wood grain like regular stains or solid which looks just like a paint but allows the wood to breathe properly. 

nice choices!