I realize now I want it in my wife’s name.

Get names, titles, and possibly phone numbers, then start calling.Back in the late 90's, those two questions alone got me more great appointments and contacts than I could ever hope to keep up with!

, like all the Rules that are named after "%'s", is right about 50% of the time. 

Being facetious, but I bet that's not too far from the truth.

And yes... very sweet :-)In my mind, trying to find a place that's going to appreciate is a LOT harder and I would move from "investing" into "speculating"  There's nothing wrong with hedging your bet and doing your research and trying to make sure you're not going into an area that's *completely* going to tank, but I've found that when you start speculating on future prices, you start down the path of just what you described... one piece of information says this, another says that... and they're both at odds with each other. 

Hello all,My name is MarcAnthony, but all of my friends call me Marc for short, and I am in my third year of law school in CT.

Usually you get your financing in your personal name then use a land trust.

Hello everyone my name is Richard Lema and I am a 19 year old college student.

Hello All,My name is Tyrece I recently decided I wanted to be a Real Estate Investor.

If they want a return on the investment, I would not put have their names as part of the business.