I grew up in the Park Cities in Dallas, went to college at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, worked in New York City for a few years, and then gladly moved to Memphis 13 years ago.I think it's a great place to invest and an even better place to call home!

@Daniel Adams i bought near patterson park in baltimore city. 

Students must live in campus approved housing for freshman and sophomore years, and junior and senior students with scholarships are also required to do so, however juniors and seniors without scholarships tell me they are anxious to live "off campus"Since apartment is one block from university, students can walk to campus, saving them parking permit fees.Additional income could be had by putting in coin laundry, soda/snack machines, and renting out storage units in basement as well as garage space.I have a friend that currently is the maintenance man for the entire university, and he is questioning students as to how much rent they are paying to live off campus currently.OPTIONS:  Rent furnished apartments to 4 students per two bedroom and two in basement unitRent furnished apartments to 4 students per two bedroom and create common area in basement for study/recreationRent all units unfurnishedOption to raise rents by including all furnishings, cable, wifi, cleaning service etc. with them simply paying rent and electric.FINANCINGtax value (not market value) 105,000Taxes $2,200 with no exemptionsProperty currently has a 30K mortgage left of a 55k loan previously taken out to "give first child his half"Owner, due to age is most interested in payments, and leaving remainder to 2nd child for "her half" Owner has expressed the following offer :30K to pay off current mortgage, and 250K to purchase an annuity that would pay $10K/year for his and his daughters lifetime.In its present state, I question whether the property is able to be financed FHA due to condition, though it is a solid building, the maintenance has been deferred.comps on property are practically non existent.MY SITUATION:I have perfect credit, and am about to flip a seasoned home with no mortgage and expect to clear approx. 70K.I am single, steady long term employment, and have no debt.I have a realtors license in inactive status, and have hands on experience with major property improvements.I am a "Dave Ramsey" girl, and debt makes me quiver...  :-)Note: Property is currently in a Life Estate Rev.

I am trying to gather some information regarding the size of the real estate hard money market nationwide and by region. It is interesting that this information seems to be hard to come by. If anyone has any informat...

Hello BP Nation,I have asked and been asked this question over and over again by friends.

However, some of the quotes we have gotten have been from national crowdfunding sites like FundThatFlip.

The ones with 6 adults that smoke with a bunch of kids and cousins with no job and an old semi that needs to be parked somewhere - do you want them at your open house?? 

This is similar to, but not the same as, the yield of beans in China, since China is the most populated nation on earth and the yield is much higher, (which is due to the poor air quality in China and why bean consumption is regulated) with the yield or output being much more concentrated over time.And, why hard money lenders usually don't chase tax liens in Texas, nor do they develop lists for investors to purchase with their funds as they rely more on the security interests in a property rather than a UCC filing.   

I did however, bump into a few people in the parking lot and they spoke highly of the group.  

Most importantly~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Network with your co-workers ( not your boss/supervisor )Keep them posted while at lunch, breaks, and out in the field regarding yoursuccess in real estate-> Imagine 5 to 10 co-workers making over 125,000 per year needing to      park their money beside the stock market or dealing with free loading relatives.