Watch out for costs even if the bank says 'sure we'll sell it to you.'

@Christy Glenn I feel your pain, it hurts to watch those deals disappear.

Any tips on what to watch out for before, during and after the inspection?

You can search within so many miles of a city, etc.Also, this forum is where meetups are listed, you might want to monitor it and watch for any local meetups.

There are good properties out there but they might be simply overpriced and you have to watch them for the seller to get motivated over time.

Reading the above note, tells me that we need someone to keep watch on properties and we have included in our rental lease agreement the renter will allow us to do a walkthrough once every 3 months.

As to smartkey: http://www.activistpost.com/2013/08/researchers-reveal-that-millions-of.htmlhttp://m.youtube.com/watch?

I've been actively watching, I'm past my cooling off period and think I'm ready to invest!

I've been watching it since October when it was 129k.

I would watch the areas where the brick edge meets the grass; the grass has a way of growing past the edging like that in my region - I know you will have different grass varieties growing there so it may never become an issue for you.