So, have you decided what aspect of investing you'd like to focus on?

Demand can losely be defined as the number of buyers within a given market that are willing and able to purchase goods or suvices, in this case houses.At least around here, fear has substancially reduced the number of buyers that are willing to buy a home.Those still willing to buy now find it difficult to afford since banks now require silly things like down payments and proof of ability to repay.I think prices still have a ways to come down in So.

I definately don't want to pay comission to my agent if they didn't find me the house and I can handle negotiation and paperwork!

Sounds like you have a definate plan.rdinvestors

Define what you are looking for a bit more.1.

Paying bills, dealing with past mistakes and letting time help move things off your file.In the mean time you can focus on three other aspects that have nothing to do with credit.1.

I don`t have a lot of money to play around with, and am acomplete greenhorn at almost every aspect of RE, but decided to get my toes wet and see if I could dust off my long-unused talent for picking winners and profitable money-makers, as well as my negotiation and sales skills, and take them to the next level, and applying them to RE.To that end, I made a small start to test out these unfamiliar waters, and bought a small, buildable, river-view lot (w/all utlities at lot)last month, for the price of a cheap used car.

The Internal Revenue Service has finally issued guidance to help taxpayers understand when a vacation home or a second home may qualify for 1031 exchange treatment.Revenue Procedure 2008-16 The IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2008-16 http://www.exeter1031.com/1031_exchange_revenue_procedure_2008_16.aspx to help define when vacation property or second homes might be qualified use property and therefore qualify for tax-deferred exchange treatment under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.

If I were to invest in a mobile home park out of state, then how should I go about the management aspect?

I'm a fan of 50/50 partnerships with well defined responsibilities.