If you want to explore Lehigh Valley, I'd be happy to help. 

I'm interested in networking, an exploring opportunities, so feel free to network with me as well.Thank You for this opportunity on stage.

John Fedro writes some great articles on here about mobile home investing.

I can definitely see your initial concerns and coming from a more media-friendly big city myself (San Diego), i can see where the hesitation may be in exploring a city like Detroit all by your lonesome.I've recently relocated here and the more I do research and  get my bearings, the more comfortable I'm becoming in narrowing down my areas I'd want to invest in.

The more articles, discussions, and podcasts I use really drives home the fact that real estate kind of is a "living creature".

The article below was sent to me by a colleague; I hope you gain value from it:http://www.moneysense.ca/property/income/how-to-ma...

Account Closed I wrote a BP article on this exact topic.

This is the advice my CPA gave me. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/228329 here is a good article talking about commingling the two expenseshttp://www.finweb.com/taxes/business-and-personal-expenses-dont-mix.html#axzz3ii5FyGN4 and here's another article expressing the same thing

@John PipitoneWelcome to the website.There is a lot of information available to you here.I definitely recommend reading the Ultimate Beginner's Guide, and other blog articles open to you.It's a good idea to setup your keyword alerts as well.

I can do those.PM me if you would like to explore options.Upen PatelMortgage Banker