@Anthony Gayden, thanks, I wasn't aware of all that.

I hope for you that it's not the former :-)Make sure to stay in touch with the PM and make sure the seller doesn't tell them not to spend the money to turn over the unit.Looking on the full half of the glass, these are 4 units you can push the rents on day one instead of waiting for a lease to renew with one of the tenants in the building.

You may want to stay at the lower elevations (such as the Grand Junction - Montrose corridor) due to average temps and growing seasons.

If relations between the countries get worse, more investors may choose to stay away from investing in the US.What happened during the last recession in 2008?

I was very up front about all the negative things I'd heard about them and she was also aware.

While that is theoretically possible, I am not aware of it ever being achieved. 

Gonna stay tuned in as well, thanks for sharing this.

A 5 bedroom SFR that is renting for $690 with a value of around $30K sounds like a war zone.

That could be a great way to stay engaged with local investors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors in your area and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersBest of luck to you and look forward to following your journey!

Very good job getting the reserach part down.Now you need to focus on buying the first investment- You need to decide- do you stay in CAlif and bank on further appreciation, or do you go midwest and get cash flow and lower entry costs.Its nice to diversify (I have both) Specifically Temecula, CA and Indiana.The local ones in Temecula have great tenants, stay a long time and pose few problems The lower income ones in  Indiana has a much higher cash flow, but also have their share of evictions, and issues.