There is a meeting tonight and I look forward to seeing the regulars and meeting all the new folks from MA, NH, RI that make it to the meetup.

It looks like a regular fireplace to me, but I'm imagining some flimsy sheet-metal style chimney or something :-/Thoughts?

I DO understand the 'personal side' of my regular income vs debt..... but not the rental business side.Let's say I had a building worth 100K, with a 75K loan, 16.5K of income, 8,25K of Operating Expenses, 5K of Debt Service for a Cash Flow of about 3.25K a year.How does a lender look at that?

One idea is that you can form a Skype group with others by networking and having regularly scheduled chats.

Since I can't qualify with my regular income, will my investment property allow my to get another?

These being social references not political, but politics follow social demands.It was the beginning of "the great society", racial equality, expansion of health care, equal opportunity, voting rights, all during the reduction of nuclear threats and cold wars.That night, candles were placed in windows in East and West Berlin in honor of JFK, humanity overcame differences. :)

I have worked with her and she works with several investors on regularly.

No regular insurance company sells flood insurance, nor do the cover any damage from "flooding".

I need to spend some more time on this site and do some more research...I've heard of some REI clubs and groups out here in LV too that regularly meet.

I use the search resource which Tim mentioned above regularly to sharpen my understanding of things.Best of success to you!