Then your saying your willing to not advertise the property to the largest pool of buyers which can easily cost you another 5%.

One of the shortcomings of the Case-Shiller Index is that it is only 20 cities, albeit the 20 largest cities.

I definitely understand the benefits of of the large stable NNN play.

First things first, find a foreclosure that we can fix up and live in(we currently rent)Buying a home to live in is a great investment but avoid the pitfall of buying the largest you can afford.

he who has the gold rules".If you are putting in all the money you are assuming the largest risk of the whole thing.

While looking at REO's and vacant short sales, I sometimes look up at the basement ceiling and see a distinct lack of copper!

The largest network of REI on the planet.

Maybe this is not possible, and that's what posters are trying to tell me, not sure, but want to try to make the distinction.

As rents continue to rise in Long Beach (up 6% in the last 12 months, largest jump in Metro LA) this issue will be more visible and the group(s) more vocal.  

I should preface with the fact that insurance will be the single largest expense since this is on an island on the Gulf Coast.