However, a modest expansion of about 2.4% is expected due to a boost in residential construction fueled by a renewed corporate optimism.

I'm actually working on putting together a web-map/application to help me analyze property metrics and market trends.

The more I read BiggerPockets, the web and IRS documents, the more confused I get.

Take the sign down, put your apt on web site,, and meet new tenants your self with appointment show up early so they don't have chance to meet the other tenant. 

Anyone know which state is the best return on investment? I know this is a general question but I hear places like Washington state and Oregon have great returns. For example, I have read that for every 100k you can...

What are good ways to make optimal profit off a residential home that needs extensive work from my current position?

Look at the post from John Jacobus in this thread:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/42...Also google, old capital, @Michael Blank, joe fairless, brad sumrok and the real estate guys web sites and search syndication.

The education field out on the web is plenty, but I am not sure spending thousands of $$ on these "wonderful" courses is the way to go.

This needs to be optimized as a rental property and I'm not looking renovate to sell.

Another way to root out scammers is that they are too fly-by-night, cheap, or both, to pay for an email address that uses their web address in it; so they typically have gmail addresses.