I grew up on Oahu, and it is a very hot market.

It stuck out when Danny said his response rate to his website grew when he switched from corporate style to Danny Buys Houses.Question is- I've lived in several houses around my farm area and is it ever advised to come across as a neighbor saying, hey i lived across the street from you for several years and always liked your property and would to love to make it my first purchase- without your investor/rehabber hat on?  

I lived in Bellmawr for all of my adult life until last year (moved to bigger home).Grew up, rented, then owned our own for 20+ years.yes mostly a blue-collar town.I consider it a safe town. 

Howzit, Frank,I grew up on the Big Island (living in CA now), but we are presently in escrow on a property there.

It is helpful to hear such encouragement, perhaps I am just nervous because I grew up during the housing crash time period and just getting started. 

From there, knowing what neighborhoods are great, good, bad, and ugly is crucial and you will only know that from walking and driving neighborhoods unless you grew up there like I did in my farm area.

Some wanted to sell and others not so we stayed put and I grew up there.Are you trying to rent, rehab and flip??

Ideally, I'd like to just be a long-term investor so that my assets will generate wealth for me, but I was not sure how I would be able to support myself until my portfolio grew large enough to make a decent living.

I grew up dirt poor and I witnessed what it was like for my single mother struggle to raise myself and my brother.

In fact my mother grew up in Gardiner and my family has deep roots in the area.