SA market remains strong w/job and pop growth exceeding natl averages.

A roofer, foundation guy and HVAC (both furnace and converting from window air to central A/C) all got a profitable job out of it too.

I have a FT job that I intend on keeping for a while but I would love to retire in 15-20 years rather than 30.!

Most jobs downstate are manufacturing/blue collar which is hurting right now. 

@Derrick Holmes, first off, welcome to BP the bestest of all REI sites...I would commence by warning you off of land, as an investor that bought, sold, rehabbed, subdivided and rezoned land both raw and improved, it's by far the trickiest of all real estate endeavors; HENCE more rewarding.

.), were slow and grudging to respond to maintenance requests, and one really memorable lady who used me as her personal ATM because she didn't want to get a job of her own.

Looking for remodel/finishing work as well as someone for emergency calls/small jobs.

Great job my kitchen/main floor remodelI think I was getting ready to look at that quadruplex you just bought.

@Mario N DoveFirst of all - good job getting the lead.Yes there is a market (in general) for wholesale manufactured mobile home deals.

I recently lost my job a month ago and have been thinking of buying some real estate properties to rent out.