Your last paragraph was very important as I learn about buy and holds…don't bet on appreciation.  

You are making a bet, perhaps an educated guess, but just the same, a wager that average home prices in a given community will increase.People who buy with short term gains in mind are speculators; they often just don't know it.

And plenty of local folks on this fine web site doing so ;) Proud to have been briefly confused for @J Scott  !

I think your best bet would be to find a professional property management company to handle it. 

Now everybody says it will stay the same, I bet it will rise...So think I wiser to stick to 4-plex and lock a 30-year rate instead of floating with a commercial loan . 

Never buy a property based entirely on price trends (people who bet on appreciation lost their shirts in places like florida).

Reading thesearticles is ok, but do you know of any web sites were I can watch video orlisten to audio of real estate seminars and lessons?

Is there a web-site where you can compare costs, training, support, ect?

Most of it the market was short a substantial part of those funds so they will just plug a hole.The market should not be up on this news, and I bet we will be back at Dow 11,700 by the end of this week.

Just find you county tax assesors web site page and direct yourself to the page that contains Parcle Search. here is a hassle free way to find what you need and you do not have to pay top dollar to find what you want let alone countless hours of searching.