So far I have only purchased one property, but want to ramp up the process in the next few months.My strategy so far has been looking out of state, based on simple economics.

I'm like a fish out of water this a.m. with my PDF Expert down.No phone # for the company listed.

Even if the new buyer of the sfr rehabs it may be that he can do it economically enough to hold the property until the commercial use is beneficial.If you are looking for residential use I'd be cautious as to the impact any change in the properties you do not control can have on your property.

Economics 101 applies to pricing of hard money............always a function of supply of money and demand for money in a market.

The RE market in the area you concentrate in is the best indicator, rents, average prices, particular neighborhoods, municipal growth, local economic conditions.When you have rising bond prices interest rates will follow, money tightens, loans can get to be a bit harder but the real effect is less buying power from the public.

Hi, I am in the process of closing few MRE deals (20 to 40units) and could use an expert CPA to guide me do's & don'ts and help me in general along the REI marathon!

What I can tell you is overall it is a solid market both by characteristics that are important to me in evaluating markets (strong economic growith / momentum for the city, diversity of business, high amount of renters, low property taxes compared to purchase price, solid neighborhoods with tenant quality etc) as well as it is a market that I believe over time the long term will have small but steady price appreciation.  

Hello Chan,My friend @Joe Fairless just interviewed a master lease expert on his blog that might be of interest to you:joefairless.com/blog/podcast/jf-19-mastering-the-master-lease-option-strategy-with-a-master-lease-option-master/

I'm new to investing but from what I've been learning on BP forums and the pod cast, depending on the seller's current economic situation, seller financing could be a great option. 

It's more time consuming but you'll have much better control over the project using the better management software and you'll gain the ease of use and communication that Basecamp provides for people who aren't necessarily experts in project management (i.e. contractors).