My advice is to find a good realtor who deals with investment properties and then buy one within driving distance of your home.  

Are there rules surrounding the down payment.

Micromanaging the situation will drive you crazy.  

lolBut that is just one of the many many ways to drive traffic without relying on the google.

As I was driving home from work tonight listening to Bigger Pockets Podcast 143 (which was excellent if you haven't listened yet) @Brandon Turner brought up a very interesting article that just came out on Fortune.com regarding Wall Street's housing bet not paying off.

To end this introduction, I will be driving for dollars tomorrow, I aim to close my first wholesale deal within the next 30 days, I have a gist of what to do, but at the same time completely bewildered.

They hire a 3rd party company (homewisedocs) to handle the document ordering (status letters, condo certs, etc.) which drives the price upward.

In other news, our drywaller should finish tomorrow and we hope to start finish painting and tiling tub surrounds this weekend.New tubs installed and ready to tile:Returning the ceilings to white:Kitchen:

Hello Everyone I just wanted to say hello hope everyone is having a good week, if anyone in the Eugene Area or surrounding area has any information on any groups in the area that active I would love to hear from you.

I will add to what Bill Gulley saidWhen researching an area, look for employers, what are they payingI use wiki.com Look to be near and interstate where a lot of people drive-byMy two brothers live in Utah and it's very sparse