Go to the local REIA meetings so you can fast track your knowledge of the area.  

And, of course the loan amount must meet minimum requirements for that particular HML.

The 1% rule is a guide and works great; I use it as a minimum; if a property does not meet I don't go any further.

I also would not buy in a junkie area to meet some rule.

I look forward to meeting you soon!

It sounds like they really worked with you to meet your needs.

If so, lets connect and maybe organize a meet and greet in early November.- Or do you have a random question about Australia?

I went into a lease extension negotiation meeting with the tenant feeling like a good guy for having cut him significant breaks on late fees and interest and also skipping annual increases for two years.

In South Korea, for example, if a person(not a certified developer) has a valuable raw land and desires to build apartments without enough money for from building to maintenance, he or she has to meet with designer and architect.

I am meeting with a seller tomorrow to look and walk through a rental property that he is very motivated to sell.