While some of these buildings fails in high winds and huge snowloads, that's more of a function of engineering.

The sellers disclosure said an engineer recommended the back of the house's foundation be repaired.

Are there any Investor friendly structural engineers in Houston, Texas?

@Jorge Leon - Either option will make you money....I think you have to reverse engineer and figure out what your end goal is, risk tolerance, and whether you want this to be an active or passive investment.  

Does anyone know any local State Registered Structural Engineers in Cleveland Ohio that specialize in residential?

The data mining engine uses the data we've accumulated over the years plus tenant-pool-specific data to select the few good properties from the thousands available on the MLS.

One thing people outside bay area not easy to understand is the tech engineer starting salary these days is $130k.

Anything over 10' on the front wall needs engineering stamp of approval which will likely require wider footers, more rebar in footings, 12" poured block walls, etc.

@arn @Arn Cenedella totally agree with what you said, but I'm not saying I will jump on to new market every single day I do have my base markets which my primary focus will be. at the same time if there is an Opportunity I'm chasing it, Yes definitely this business is all about relationships I'm confident enough on data that's available online and the work I'm going to put in all the work exploring those opportunities. and you can do reverse engineering, get a deal first and then talk to brokers get your boots on the Ground. as u said it's not possible to be an expert in 8 different markets. but focusing on only one completely new market will definitely Possible. i think it breakdowns to how much risk one is willing to take

I'm past following all my friends going into computer science, engineering and medical but since I have to go to college I want to make the smartest choice.