Hey Matt,Welcome to the best online resource for real estate investing that you will ever come across!

So I did as much research as i could online and found that all the cheap properties were in pretty rough neighborhoods and the local economy did not seem to support flipping in any significant volume.I then looked into Memphis TN, again all properties under 40k were in rough neighborhoods.I'm now leaning towards San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, or HoustonThe only problem with them is finding a house under 40k for us to live in, I did find a few Manufactured homes in the country close to Dallas and some a little over a hour north of Houston, I would be fine living in one of the manufactured homes close to Dallas for quite some time, my only issue is tying up most of my free cash in a house that i cannot refi to free up the cash again.Thanks for taking the time to read my rather long post and i look forward to hearing your suggestions!

I believe the Real Alliance is geared towards getting rookies in the door with a free seminar (meeting) then attempting to sell you a 3 day training program that costs around $1,000.

This way your properties at 80% LTV will hardly ever be cash flow negative.Robbert might be a Guru and good salesman (he tries hard to sell his training courses), but until now most of the stuff he says makes sense.

Also, if you are active in the market out there I would like to meet up for coffee or lunch or something if we are unable to meet at a meeting I am interested in that as well.So far my schedule looks like this:Jan 25th - Fly in see the family and get situatedJan 26th - Meeting with new lender and new broker (no exact times set yet)Jan 27th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 28th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pm and I will be rushing over last minute to try to catch the end of the Black Diamond Group's meet up which starts at 6pm (I am hoping I can get out of class a little early this day.)Jan 29th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 30th - Attending AREA Real Estate School in Waltham from 9am to 7pmJan 31st - Taking the MA Real Estate Broker Test at 12pm...Also, I might catch a train from Providence, RI to NY with my cousin for the super bowl from (Jan 31st to Feb 3rd).

They do all of the online advertising on the major sites.

What I usuall do is go on line and request a listing of recently sold homes in the zip code I'm interested in from Zillow and Trulia this usually gives me an idea.

Then go to the State of Michigan online property tax calculator at https://treas-secure.state.mi.us/ptestimator/ptestimator.asp and input the SEV, county, city and school district.

In the last 11 years of flipping properties and training new investors in the Pacific Northwest Markets (Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, and N.

I've always wanted to run an ultra though, so maybe I just need to train for the Pounder.Maybe next time my wife and I are in your area we could grab coffee/beer in Portland or on Chebeague Island.