Anyone that's gone through this, your story via post or PM or email or even phone call would be incredible!

People Like Jon and MikeOh have given me an incredible amount of real estate wisdom and knowledge :D Thank you

The growth potential is incredible...for there will never be buildings developed like these ever againVisit my website, www.iansellsnola.com and call me to take a look at some deals and steals.

We deal in an environment in the real estate industry in this country in which the "standard" residential property sale contract greatly favors the buyer.

-> Good at the start, nice return on investment until a tenant trashed it and left me with incredible damages and no way to recover.

While one location is severly hurting, another may be an emerging market where economic development is occuring, jobs are moving into the area (well, ok, this one's a bit of a joke right now), or people are moving there to take advantage of lower costs relative to other cities.Like Mike stated, the tricky part is figuring out how events in the macroeconomic environment will affect our local markets (and even more difficult, the timing of these effects).In closing, this is still a time to invest.

With contributions from some incredible investors, professionals, and journalists, the blog has grown to become one of the most respected around.The blog has come a long way from its humble beginnings.

I figured at least one of you would be able to back up your claims...especially given the fact-check patrol environment recently.

After years of rehabbing properties and becoming incredibly lazy, I find myself wanting to start investing in land but I figured that I never had enough cash or credit to be investing in huge deals in major cities where I would be happy with the kills (its not always about money).

I've been lurking for a little while, reading all I can, but I'm still incredibly green.In trying to sell my personal residence, I stumbled upon owner financing options, which led to reading about other creative financing ideas, which just kind of sparked my interest in REI...