But as an investor, I would rather be in a community where the economy is not relying on one single engine as a driver.

Investor demand is the only driver.

If your ETC office is close, you can pick up the check and deliver it to Home Depot.

Marc has delivered!!

The fact that he wants to help himself will ultimately play the biggest part in all of this and in his future.I told him that I would see through to it that he is well on his way to settling into an apartment before we part ways.He couldn't have been happier when I gave him his walkie talkie...he immediately asked me, "Can I talk to truck drivers with this?"

Investors in my area pay drivers $15/house to shoot photos and estimates repairs for them.

It took till June 13th to get the 24hr notice delivered from Constable.

I'm getting into the land coaching business and I maybe I'm naive, but I think the days of Gurus ripping people off are getting tougher and tougher as information flows so freely with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and other real estate forums that some "Guru" that is overselling and under delivering isn't going to last very long.

http://www.inman.com/news/2012/06/12/new-reo-rental-program-seeks-returns-investorsLooks like there's some "mission driven capital" entering the fray now too (read... we can completely screw up our acquisitions and deliver terrible returns because we're providing "social change")

I think you have to get your boots on the ground guy to deliver this service for you.