I enjoy reading about these foreign meetups...keep it up, really neat how real estate forms relationships that borders cannot contain :)

I keep seesawing between a full-time career in real estate/investing and a career in financial advising so if anyone has any insight I would love to hear it.I have prior experience rehabbing in Southern California with my dad, and am interested in getting into a multi-family owner occupied situation upon my graduation (fingers crossed on the graduation part)Looking forward to contributing and hopefully getting know some of you.Andy

There is a "City Directory" for all good size cities with cross reference telephone numbers to the address, now, I've not used these in several years, I know many don't have landlines at home and rely on a cell phone, if you can't call, send a note.So, this IMO, but I wouldn't mention short sales unless I knew they were in distress.BTW, make sure you never use the "F" word in a letter soliciting a seller, the "F" word is FORECLOSURE! 

I understand trepidation about Detroit, (although there are great CF deals here,) but people often don't realize that a lot changes once you cross 8 Mile.

I live in a city that borders Orange County and Los Angeles County, and the rental market around here is pretty high.

Check out the "Learn" tab up top along the blue border.

However this doesn't tell me any information about what the assessor has listed for bedrooms, baths, etc and what I would want to cross reference to give me a clue if something is permitted (more follow up would be required, obviously). 

Check out the "Learn" tab up top along the blue border.

I live in a bordering city of Oakley.

You will know where to go and what to do when you get to the next cross road.