One tip that I picked up here is while you are starting out and saving money for your investments, start driving / visiting areas you would like to invest in so you get a feel for prices, rents , house conditions etc, and visit and look at lots of homes and open houses so your eye get used to looking at repairs / upgrades that are normal in a particular market.

I'm trying to get any info or tips or even advice on what i should do. Looking for a 3-4unit using FHA Loan but switched income source back in April so previous returns reflect old income source and currently income i...

If so I would recommend "driving for dollars".

Hi Michael,It's a bit of a drive for you, but you might want to check out this event that @Mark J. is putting together tomorrow evening:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/26...I'll be there and I'm hoping to learn a bit more about the Tampa area foreclosure process and finding potential flip deals as well.  

I trust my skills in due diligence and analysis, I check with my gut and if there is value and I believe in it then I go for it.   128 Chestnut (drive by shooting death on chestnut couple months ago) is an example.. on top 5 worst problem homes in Medford. 10 years+ with no power to the building. 

LOL. ( get these letters on the counters of houses I buy at court house steps the old owners leave them behind many times so I have read thousands of them).OK so set yourself apart.. first thing I would do is try to make the letter look very professional it will stand out just with this fact as all the others are doing exactly what your doing and send the same letter. 

First, learn all you can about marketing since that is what drives leads...something you will need in order to kick start your investing career again.

Do granite counters make a worth while investment or are renters there looking for cheap, safe and clean?

Interstate highway thru Temple and Copperas Cove was just approved moving from East coast to Texas.

I suggest 1 - Starting with Craigslist and rentometer.com to get a good background2 - Driving around and eyeballing the properties on the higher end of what you want3 - Adjusting your mindset to talk to potential tenants about the value of what you're offering.