You'll want to be able to drive around, check places out and jump on a good deal when you see it.

This way if I happen to find 20 units I can still be within driving distance.

PA area, I happen to know the "local REIA expert" on this topic, and he will be presenting at the REIA meeting in October of 2009.Dennis has accurate info on the payment terms; it does vary by county in PA.And there is much more to doing sheriff sales successfully then a zillow and drive-by.kiduno99, I have guest passes to the REIA, so I did a colleague request to you; accept it and PM me and I will send a guest pass via US postal mail to you.

That would be like having used car dealers make there own rules when it comes to inspecting cars that they sell.Acutally, it's not a conflict of interest at all.Think about this for a moment:You have a project that involves community growth and expansion.

What you are considering is land speculation.There are many decisions to be made in regards to speculation, some of which include:Is growth expected in this area?

Find a park with a good land upside in the future path of growth.

Cal, and wondering what steps to; (a) FIND THE PROPERTIES, OTHER THAN DRIVING AROUND TO FIND THEM.

But there are 2 places, it seems to me, where growth has been exploding for two decades and will likely continue: Las Vegas and Phoenix suburbs.

You can do a drive by but can't look inside to inspect.

You know that Michigan has had the slowest home price growth over the past year.