My new wife was the manager of an 180 unit apartment complex when we met so that is an area we could expand into.Buying an apartment complex might work if I could figure that out.

That assumes they have access to the web.Stumble your way forward.

We have been together now for 2 years & are finally getting on our feet after both divorces & her robbing him blind - LOLNow my question - LOLWe would like to get back into REI - we are working on Re-financing now and talking to a relative for investing & may have access to between 10,000 - 20,000 for investing.

MLS access is a biggie.

Too many people switch their focus and end up messing up two ventures, the one they know and the one they expanded into.

The site will not provide the same level of detail that a local agent has access to.

Do that kind of thing enough and the IRS will consider you a "dealer" and the lots as inventory held for sale.Depending on how "remote" this whole thing is you might be better off making part of the 700' an access road, thereby retaining enough frontage for 3 main road lots, but giving you a lot more lots by making them smaller than 13 acres each, with only a 230 yard frontage.By the way, have you ever subdivided and/or developed lots before?

I'd also just do a month to month so you can get them out if the dogs are being destructive, maybe visit every 2 weeks for the first 2 months or so to make sure the dogs are being good.If her house isn't completely through the foreclosure process yet and she still has access to it maybe see if you can go to her house to look at the condition of the property with respect to the dogs living there.

(I live in Englewood, Colorado.)I am just retiring from my own company (not real estate related), and want nothing more from the forum than access to its knowledge base (and hopefully the camaraderie of the group).I am presently a passive partner in certain entities that own commercial real estate in Las Vegas and Southern California.

Hello fellow bloggers, Neal Piekarz here.I'm a real estate in the Detroit metro area, and have access to a multitude of investment tools.My team has 20 properties listed and have several short sale status properties, just need an offer.