all awesome info...I relate to this as I am often out of country..I have bought through trusted eyes for a buy/hold, never a flip.....could you chime in on either..1.regarding an online auction purchase, and seemingly growing trend... they seem to all say "as is", no contingencies, no views, no diligence...how in goodness name can you confidently make an offer on an online auction w/ no walk through contingency?

If all four conditions are well met, e.g. its close to Center City with good transportation (public or otherwise), pricing is steady or rising, permits are constant/persistent (indicating still room to grow), and rents are solid, if improving, and the inventory moves quickly -- you have a good neighborhood with long term growth.Would love to hear other investors thoughts on this -- these are just my very inexperienced thoughts.

I think it was auction.com can't remember for sure but I just waited for it to come off the auction site to be listed on the MLS. 

The market is too hot for you to call them once and they will remember that you want mobile home parks.

I am a newly commissioned 2d Lt and my goal is to grow enough financial freedom, for myself and my partner, after my military career, or as a financial backup for my family in the case something were to happen while serving.

We have the greatest concentration of commercial grows in the state.  

Some people start with 1 SFH and grow 'organically'.

Also, some quick online searching shows vacancy at much closer to 10% than 5% for that area.Overall, I don't really know much about the Fairburn market, but another quick search online shows that the city is growing, which is a plus.

Always remember that, as the buyer, you are in control.

Eventually, we decided to buy our home where we would raise our kids and grow old.We debated on selling the tri-level, but decided to rent it since we already had the house and we would not walk away with much cash.