Hi everyone,My name is Paul Harvey, no joke, and I'm from upstate Washington in the hot pursuit of attaining my dreams.I'm currently halfway around the world and have finally pulled the trigger on buying a house back home with cash only, as an investment.  

All Appraisals will have comps above and below the subject property...it's called bracketing. 

Unless your market is really hot, it will cost you more in time and money than the commissions.

Hi Fandor, South Florida is one of the best but super competetive/hot markets to invest in right now.

Many new investors start off "too hot" and end up overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from achieving even your short-term goals and may knock you out of the game.

Many new investors start off "too hot" and end up overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from achieving even your short-term goals and may knock you out of the game.

The workshops cover various subjects from financing, wholesaling,, estimating repairs etc. http://dallasreig.com/ This group meets once a week on Saturday during the lunch hour.

Quite often, new investors start "too hot" and either overdevelop their first property or spend their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from even reaching your short-term goals.  

Many new investors start off "too hot" and end up overdeveloping their first property or spending their money too fast - either of these behaviors will preclude you from achieving even your short-term goals and may knock you out of the game.

Having lived in a super hot market in the past, (DC in 2004) like Denver is now I have to agree with @Jean Bolger.