I have never been able to recreate their Lee County Florida foreclosure numbers with my own database that I download from public recordsthey tend to over state each month by 20 to 100 percent.

For my buying criteria, I tend to stick with neighborhoods I feel comfortable working in - there are some investors that buy on the fringe and/or war zones.

That said, they tend to appreciate more slowly than SFHs (as they are often valued based on their income potential), and can be more difficult to sell.But, if you're really trying to maximize cash-flow over all else, a duplex is probably the way to go given your cash availability, your most likely lending scenario and your goals.

We used to run weekly seminars in Austin and people tended to lose focus after about 1.5 hours.

I tend to agree with Mr.

To sell a book to a lot of people the authors tend to leave out a bit of the details that would be specific to a particular state.

You should also realize that sellers tend to exaggerate the rent and underestimate the expenses.Good Luck,Mike

I tend to over analyze.

The HOA's tend to foreclose a lot faster than the big banks. 

With that said, I tend to be stubborn at times and feel my way is best (based off what I read and think).