Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good LuckPaul

If I had to get a job again, some possibilities would be: teach English in Japan or some other foreign country that allows me to experience travel and different cultures, become a firefighter, go back to school for a master's in another subject in a science discipline so it's free, I'm great in any sort of sales role and I wouldn't even have a problem doing something like selling cars, hell even bartending would be more enjoyable than this.Also regarding the Google algorithms etc, I don't do any SEO for exactly that reason...my traffic is all paid traffic, so I have far more control, and I advertise on affiliate-friendly sources with essentially no compliance guidelines or restrictions of any kind...I focused on these because I thought they would be more long term than continually getting banned from and then defrauding Google, Facebook, etc. like most big affiliates do.

One thing you have openly stated is that you want to (understandably) control as much about any RE deal as you possibly can.

(Not looking for multi-unit due to rent control).Does anyone have a good grasp on which areas are gentrifying, and typical CAP rates there.

Seller now being controlled by bank and unable to sell.A second scenario was listed June 2013 at $160,000.

you buy a property for $50,000 keep it 20 years and sell for $200,000, but to replace it with an identical house you have to spend the entire $200,000, what have you gained.Capital gains taxes to some degree as now structured is a tax on inflation which the investor had no control over, and a devaluation of the dollar purchasing power due to inflation..

Know a guy who had to replace the weather head, ended up changing the panel out and everything to the pole, $$$$. :)

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good luckPaul

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Go to IREM.org search for ARM certified property managers call 5 ask them what parts of the city they like/dislike and why.

I firmly believe in nailing down all controllable risks, within reason.