What are my options to systematise/automate, how to plan to review and optimise operations, and how to strategically plan goals for my businessTo me in my mind, as I pass by each of these main markers, I will naturally be forced to ask and answer at least enough of the questions that will allow me to get and close my FIRST DEAL!!

Lump-sum buyouts can be extremely useful, but as is the nature of such deals, you will get less money than you would from monthly payments over the term of the agreement.

I want to rent the log cabin out, turn the store into a duplex style house ( 10 year old building that looks brand new), and almost rent out another building that was converted into a house next to ball fields.In our area ball fields are worthless, there's no cash flow anymore like we have in the early 2000's, so I would like to build another 4-5 fourplexes or something in that nature.

i have seen plenty of stories and heard that the Chinese and Brazilians ,are buying properties in the US and paying cash. i am just curious to know ,if it is really true  that they are paying cash ?

Army Corp of Engineers, Department of Natural Resources, and Department of Environmental Management (not sure of the Colorado equivalents).  

There are no bodies of water anywhere close to this neighborhood, water just comes naturally from slope.

This would be my first step into RE investing, so filled with question and naturally, doubts.Anyone out there has gone through the same and would be willing to give me any tips/words of advice?

Naturally I started small, I started out buying cheap houses then as my skill set increased and subsequently my bank account grew I moved onto nicer houses and bigger multifamily buildings etc...Currently at this stage of my investment career buying houses doesn't excite me much anymore.

MSA and therefore crossed of a few locations from my list that have significant sprawl, but would still meet the 500,000 person requirement if the full statistical area was includedMy result: 8 citiesSan Antonio, TexasFort Worth, TexasLas Vegas, NevadaCharlotte, North CarolinaPhoenix, ArizonaHouston, TexasJacksonville, FloridaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaStep 7: Going back to the generic beginner advice of investing close to home, I prioritized the East Coast cities that remained on my listMy results: 3 citiesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJacksonville, FloridaCharlotte, North CarolinaStep 8: Leveraging the following two resources from a friend, I was able to cross Jacksonville off my list due to greatest distance from NYC of the three and highest risk of natural disaster, a combination that I did not want to deal withhttp://money.cnn.com/interactive/pf/real-estate/natural-disaster-risk-map/http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/01/weekinreview/01safe.html?

Maybe you hate it, maybe you are a natural.