My focus these days is centered on more traditional investment properties (multifamily, self-storage, mobile home parks, retail, etc).

I sure wouldn't use someone on Wall Street as my center of influence, in fact I'd probably not even admit it I talked to them.So, Craig, if you're out there, we can start over and I won't lower the hammer on you, we can laugh this off.....so long as you provide sunstance over promotional claims......if you can do that, we'd like to have you here!

As I look at the back of the house through the deck, I would create a center entry point with new landing and patio to the back door.

Just wondering if there is something you do that when an agent walks in, he/she goes, "Oh, this is Will's work...".Also, what are your thoughts on staging higher-end houses?

Reviewing people's deals should not be an upfront profit center because it's another source of deal flow.

Are there any rule-of-thumb metrics for what makes a viable strategy such as population size, distance from population center, or economic numbers?

Don't get me wrong, the brick and mortar are great too (and it's because of that "improvement" to the land that you'll be receiving huge tax deductions each year), but while you're in the feasibility stage and before your earnest money goes hard, you need to verify the rent roll.The other books I didn't see listed that are on my list of having been worth reading more than once include: "Investing in Apartment Buildings" by Matthew Martinez, "How to Make Big Money in Small Apartments" by Lance Edwards and "How to Build Wealth" also by John Wilhoit, Jr.As much as I love reading, I can't say enough about how important it is to get out and see other people running their apartments.

The govt site for "How to Buy Flood Insurance"  www.fema.gov, states If your insurance agent does not sell flood insurance, you can: Contact the NFIP Referral Call Center at -- won't let me post the number,so go to site -- to request an agent referral.

I'm wanting to wait until I have around $50k-$100k built up before I start on my next stage of the investing career which is rehab and resell ( then eventually rentals).

For those less familiar with NH: Plymouth is a small college town near the geographic center of NH, but it is well north of the so-called "central New Hampshire" region where most of the larger population centers are in the state.