Hi Bruce,Get some investment opportunities in California and I will be only too happy to join!

It is in their interest to let new guys visit and take alook see.

Suffolk County New Yorkyou can visit mlsli.com to view listings on MLS to get an idea of house prices in the area.

I'm a real estate agent in Southern California and am hoping to find some ideas on how to get preforeclosure owners to list with me - I'd love to be an investor but need a LOT of education to venture into that arena (not to mention courage)!

Since we live in California (expen$ive), we are usually looking for opportunities out of the area.

Hi,I live in California and am new at investing and at this forum.Joyce

The following article is featured in my November, 2006 newsletter to my property owner/clients...OWNERS.....Put your hands on your head and back away from the propertyWhen our area “sales market” started to “go away” in mid July, many rental property owners got anxious about the re-leasing of their rental property.....sometimes to their financial detriment:$ * Owners of a high-end rental home upon hearing that the landscaping needed some weeding and mulching visited the property over a weekend - the same weekend that the property was being shown by a local Realtor to rental clients who were anxious to see the property after viewing it online.

Hey donicomeaux,Out here in California, we have a few guys that attend the auctions and bid on behalf of the 2nd or 3rd Bene.

You can get capital gains tax treatment if you sell it after living in the house for 2 out of 5 years (READ: KEEP AN EXTRA $1000+ FOR EVERY $10,000 IN PROFIT).Make it nice (visit your neighbors that have nice looking houses), not over the top, and take care of the house while you're living in it.

I thinkk the suggestion was to eliminate the use of links in signatures because people will register and post once or twice or more just to get people to come and visit their websites. . . .