Louis, the most dangerous part of St.

She wants to move somewhere where she will have 5+ acres, be near a river, not too hot, not too much rain, not too cold, and not dangerous.

Before I found bigger pockets I felt so very lost and was in danger of making an ugly deal.Since bigger pockets, I have started to put money aside to build capital for my first investment.

I would say it depends on what your strategy is....speculation right now is dangerous but if you evaluate for cash flow and don't over leverage you should be good.That said, some areas of the country just don't make a lot of sense right now especially for 1-4 family.  

But I noticed warnings on the internet about the dangers of buried oil tanks.

I would prefer they do much more than they do ..but alas, I am realistic and know it will be done dangerously ,cheaply , and unsafely by them

The danger is that you will regularly learn the tip of a subject from a polished speaker and it almost always sounds amazing.

I've only invested in the Madison market and agree with everyone on here, the MLS market is insanely overpriced for investors.Where I have seen a large distinction is between the ROI from 2-4 units properties and 8+ unit properties.

I want to say rent based on the responses but if it doesn't cash-flow something it's dangerous.

However I distinctly recall Don R Campbell (one prolific Canadian RE author I’ve read almost every book from) stating that joint venture deals almost never fall into securities domain so long as you don’t do certain things or agree to certain things.I’m not sure I see eye to eye with you on a joint venture deal crossing the threshold into securities.