Welcome to BP from West Columbia SC!

So the competition for deals gets crazy by all the first timers that will flame out and never do a deal but that does not make it better for those that do it for a living your constantly competing against someone with a 2k limit on their credit card and can hang on sites like this to get just enough knowledge to try to become a RE investor.. so in essence the market the interenet the desire to make a bunch of money because there is some illusion that RE is the way to rich's and lying on the beach.. has created the hordes all doing the same thing.We see this is the courthouse steps buying activity on the West coast every Tom Dick and Harry that can scrap up 200 to 300k in cash ( and there are Many) decide they want to buy foreclosures.. they show up to auction run properties up to a value that makes 0 sense buy it.. and never come back because they lost money or what have you.. and right when you think you got rid of those folks 5 more replace them... same thing is happening when your in the wholesaling business or distressed asset business.

What I've seenAlbany cap 4-6 / west higherArcadia cap 4 - 6If you find something in a B area at cap 6, that's fair deal.

Definitely check out the Western Mass REIA in West Springfield.  

I'm an investor in West Houston and I'm sure we can help each other grow our businesses. 

Absolutely.Put on some nice slacks, sport coast and shirt with a collar.Just sit quietly and watch and listen.

I see you live in Bryson City which is about 90 minutes west of Asheville.

I lived in Kailua for 3 years and just a few months ago moved to the east coast.

I too am an West Coast investor who got started investing out of state with a turnkey company, and have not regretted that start into REI.  

I have been focused on large scale residential development (mostly multifamily and SFD/SFA lot development) for a regional developer with a reach along the East Coast.