The neighbor absolutely hates that there is a "renter" in the house in their neighborhood versus homeowners because the neighborhood is "all long term homeowners".

Absolutely.

Absolutely!

I've been under many noncompetes in my life,,they aren't simple one paragraph contracts.Many things have to be right for it to actually hold water, I'm mainly familiar with Texas,, here if your not compensated for a non-compete you'll probable get it thrown out,,it has to be reasonable (you can't make it for too long or cover too large a geographical area,,,sometimes it will cover a portion of a city, I've been under two that covered the country, but guess what, it was a very, very small area of expertise, and it wouldn't be any good unless it covered the entire country.Anytime you want to write a contract, go pay an attorney, you don't need anything complicated, but the first thing you need to ask is if you can even accomplish what you want to accomplish under your state's lawsBTW, if people tell you "I live in a right to work state", that has absolutely NOTHING to do with a non-compete, that is dealing with unions, but I often hear people say that related to non-competes

@Doreen Chaisson is absolutely correct.

Be sure to setup keyword alerts so if something happens in Oregon or a new member joins from Hillsboro, you'll get an email alert and then you can network.And check out the podcasts -- there are now 60 of them so that's over 60 hours worth of absolutely FREE training on various real estate topics right there.

We've decided to concentrate locally for now, but we will always keep an eye out for deals out of state but just in those areas where we have contacts and knowledge of the area.It's funny, my wife and I were joking last night as we recounted how we bought our Maui property sight unseen with absolutely no experience.

Access to the MLS and being able to grunt work your own deal and be front line for all negotiations is absolutely invaluable.

And its very hard to find such deals.Further, you absolutely do not want to be a landlord with no cash.

@Jeff Wagner Absolutely services can be purchased a la carte.