As it turns out our main speaker at the next meeting will be discussing flipping.Regards,Rick Cohn

Ideally, I would invest here in the Bay Area where I live in order to take advantage of a low downpayment (forgot to mention, I've been looking mainly at Homepath properties) and also to be able to self-manage.

If you are doing a JV and he is supposed to supply the money but he does it by taking a mortgage out on the property, he increases the risk for you.

Did SFH appreciate 100-200% because people moving there wanted to buy, or was it mainly a large increase in rent rates which would drive the decision to continue to go for the doubles/triples.Maybe some North Dakota investors can join the conversation?

“And each of these communities is prepared to do what it takes to change the odds for their kids.”The president said the idea was born from his own experience as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side and on the work of people like Geoffrey Canada, who formed the Harlem Children’s Zone.As Breitbart observed Thursday, most of the five announced locations have “interesting connections” that suggest their selection wasn’t arbitrary, nor solely based on the President’s altruistic desire to end poverty: One of the main priorities in the 2014 election for Democrats is unseating Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), so Southeastern Kentucky, where the voters are heavily GOP, is a target which may allow Democrats to make some inroads.San Antonio’s targeted district is the home of Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro, the twin brother of San Antonio mayor Julian Castro who is marked as a future star for the Party.

@Andy Robison - in PA, any utility supplied by the municipality is lienable to the landlord when the tenant fails to pay.

Tracey-I'm a South Carolina broker I work mainly with investors and trusts, would love to help you down here!

This was one of my favorite episodes to date - mainly because of Ken's obvious credibility, experience and ability to share his perspective in such an inspiring (yet down to earth) way.

Clients wouldn't know that my assistant isn't based out of my office, and I think that introducing my assistant into the picture from the beginning will lend more credibility and this way clients will know to expect that some follow up will come from my assistant, but that I will still be their main point of contact and will always be available to them.I wanted to reach out to the BP community and hear some thoughts, in general or from anyone who has experience with this.

Thanks all for the advice, I have decided to focus on 3 main zip codes that make up the better areas of Gainesville.