I read the Ultimate Guide to Real Estate Investing and now its time to choose the red or green pill.

There must be a reason you are choosing this city.

If it sparkles like gold, he's going to stick some of those properties into his grid.Keep in mind they try to choose properties that are similar in age, size, style, & build quality, that are as near as possible.

Just be sure to be mindful of which ones are retail and which are foreclosures/shortsales.Also be mindful of neighborhood boundaries, as they play a big role in the comps an appraiser will choose (learned this the hard way) :)

Nothing shows up under the post when I type the @ symbol (peoples names should show up under the post for me to choose from).

I wrote a report on how to choose the best market.

You can choose wills and a time range (like last month) then scroll to the bottom of the wills and see if there is probate filing info.As a last resort, they are available at the courthouse but I would look for another way.There has to be a notice to creditors somewhere so they can make a claim for any money owed to them by the person that has passed away. 

But I don't get to choose, and its not just a problem here - the problem is that in real life, there are many of you who started with absolutely zero clue, and the RK enthusiasts are at least out there running around talking about money and encouraging people to read this terrible book - and it does get out the message that money is powerful and you get that power by investing, not spending.

Next I need to choose a direction and start moving toward it.

Really that simple.Of course, the pitfalls are:- Extra time/effort/risk in permitting- Extra holding costs- More risk to the budget- More risk to the project if you're experienced/comfortable doing additionsI think this is something that any serious rehabber should have in their arsenal, as when inventory gets tight, these types of deals are often the ones that are available/profitable.