Or  a home in much of Ohio or northern Indiana that sold for 80k ten years ago and can be picked up for 10 to 30k today and many of these areas are not war zones... what is the answer to these perplexing problems. 

If you scour the text beneath each podcast and check out the bullet pointed topics and/or books, you're pretty much set with what you're looking for. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419537253/ref=oh...http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970116268/ref=oh...http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047178978X/ref=wm...I'm sure you'll receive more helpful pointers!

Oh and as an aside I'm actually an Enrolled Agent (IRS authorized tax preparer/planner) as well as a fee-only Certified Financial Planner.

Local city inspection got shot down in Portsmouth, Ohio!

Oh, the mistakes I could have avoided, the $$$ I could have saved/made!  

Oh @Robert Taylor never a short answer from you :)The first floor is a 3 bedroom but the rooms are small so I plan on moving the staircase that is the problem to one of the bedrooms and laying it out like a SFH.  

I'm looking to do buy and holds.Hi Benjamin,Look into Ohio, we are swimming in great numbers here lolMichigan has decent figures and so does Indiana.Just my opinion.Thanks

Oh cool I'll look into it.

Oh well...

Oh, some investing corporation wants the place!