My partner, who will look at it too, and I will do almost all the work (we've both got several projects under our belts and we already own rentals but not together).I'd love to hear some opinions on the short sale aspect of this or anything else.

The hollowing out of the rust belt might be a way to describe it.Much of upstate and western NY is the same.

However, now a days there has been a shift. 6 deals under my belt, but I NEED more!

Pittsburgh is kind of under the radar and a lot of people think it's still some rust belt city that hasn't recovered from the steel industry leaving , but they are very diversified now with medical , education and other industries these days , their unemployment rate was also pretty low during the recession .

This information really assures the lender that you are not going to walk away with their money, no matter how many deals you have under your belt.

My negotiation class is starting a Monopoly Club here in New York City and hosting a free Monopoly Game Night to get some more negotiation time under our belts while having fun together and networking.Game Night is next Friday, September 18th at 6pm in the Princeton Club.

Fasten your seat belt honey, cause if tech, plus general USA economy keeps growing, and we have no major global crisis unfold, things are going to get interesting!

@Jaylen Byrdo dont quit, get some deals under your belt.

Seems like something that may be more viable down the road though once I have a few flips and sales under my belt.

After an investor has a few successes under the belt, they can approach this circle of people with confidence.