Charlotte, for instance, took a surprise hit from Wachovia and lost many jobs.If you are investing for cash flow, then the numbers are easy to run, and if they work you buy.

I have read several articles on this Chinese Toxic drywall issue and ....one of the companies makingthis said there is NO health hazard ...meanwhile this stuff corrodes metal and even electrical outlets.

So you will want someone to verify that the electric was properly split while you are doing those repairs.

I'll hit up some mortgage brokers.

I usually check the bigger ticket items: Foundation, Furnaces, roof, Electric, plumbing, siding/paint.2.

He doesn't go after a specific list he just hits entire areas where he wants to buy homes.

Just hit a milestone here on BP!

I've had several friends in the Baltimore area and in the Carolinas get hit with Due on Sale 8-9 months later.

Feel free to hit me with questions if you like :)Hal Cranmer - awesome reason to start a site...however if you don't have a lot of knowledge on building sites, and your main goal is simply to sell a single property, get on FSBO sites and list it everywhere for free. no reason to make it more complicated than it needs to be!

The stock market has been hitting constant lows so people are realizing the buying opportunities. 1200 points seems pretty great but the Dow will be stay pretty much stagnant throughout the rest of the year, hovering around 7k to 8k.