I will now use this opportunity to focus 100% on RE wholesaling and investing so I can support my wife and 2 kids.

We will need to back track, refigure, and re-attempt.

Greetings Marko, Re: Response To Your Questions First, I want to say thanks for your reply.

I decided to look for a house that could be used by recently released offenders as a sort of combination halfway house and vocational re-entry point.

I have been a Title Examiner and Director for over 7 years now handling many of the title processes from the basic re-fi's, to purchases, short sales, HELOC's, and reverse mortgages, taking loans from what we like to call 'from soup to nuts'.

The next town over did this revitalization back in 2001 and had a HUGE impact on RE prices (above what everyone saw with the bubble)Now normally these negative cashflows screams...SELL, SELL, SELL......But these properties are both on the east coast and in areas where appreciation is expected in the next 2-5 years.

Great that you have your RE license.

Hello TouchAbove,Re: Colorado Tax SalesFirst, let me say that DanOConners' suggestion to you is right on cue: I woud only emphasize the importance of understanding the statute/rules.Next, Colorado Overview: 64 Counties, Tax Lien Sales/Auctions, Most Sales are Held in Oct.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics makes it easy to track month to month changes in total nonfarm employment growth in a given market, as well as growth in what they call the supersectors - 11 more or less industry specific categories.There's a lot more to consider, but simply looking at those two things will help you begin to sort markets out.I agree with avoiding RE agents for the most part; we've had much more success talking to good commercial brokers in town about what's going on.

I told her I was an RE investor.