That town that we lived in is turning into a ghost town on top of that area still being a depressed market.

The economies of scale present in a condo investment reduce the cost of maintenance considerably.The thing that I'm always interested in is how well run is the HOA.

I'm at a 2.8% response rate for this last mailing and i'm only 4 days in. I

First I would spend time getting educated on how to properly evaluate the type of investment you are interested in. I

The market you are buying in is one of those variables as well as the others mentioned by others on this thread.

If you post an ad what section do you post in.. because I cant find a section to post my ad in.. i usually get flagged... and when i send too many emails criaglist stops me... so how exactly do you find "divorced" or people moving because of a job..

Shari, one of our homes was broken into the first week a new tenant moved in (I believe it's because their teenager started school and first thing told everyone about his new XBox as that was the only thing missing).

But they have their lives and I have mine.A place you live in is, IMHO, nothing more than an expensive doo-dad.

In the mean time, soaking up this knowledge and preparing to dive in! I

I've been looking at and investing in RE for about 2 years now and I am just starting to get established at finding great properties that other people want to invest in. I