I am new to real estate and looking to invest out of my main state of Kentucky.  

There are two main items you have to do. 

It is not particularly close to the main hospital or the university.I do think of it as a pretty stable area that is relatively safe for an investment.

The main reason you'll get the home back invariably in worse shape is you are giving this house to an extremely (extremely) week family.   

Deals on the MLS are few and far between, the main reason I've shifted my marketing focus to finding sellers, depending on the property for whether it's an MLS listing lead or a property to present to my buyers as a pocket listing. 

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Tandem coffee in Portland Maine is the type of coffee destination that I seek out when traveling.

Here are the details in each property Property 1 Short SaleMarket value 225kRepairs ~ 18-22k with Materials Offer price 150k **** this is a Listing I am working directly with the bankProperty 2 Estate sale Market Vale 205k Asking 150 Repairs 10k Guest house did flood 90% of repairs done on it Main House never flooded does have some issue with Piping and will need some Sheetrock repair as pipeline leaked in to kitchen Masterbedroom.

I have 105 acres of land under assignable contract in Augusta, GA on a main highway.  4+ acres is commercial and the otr 101 acres is zoned Agri-residential, but could easily be rezoned commercial or used for mixed use.   

It's mainly the privacy vs. deal flow from having a phone number on the back.