One of the worst financial decisions my family made was buying a vacation home there.

Purchase price: $85,000 Cash invested: $16,000 Sale price: $149,000 This was an interesting deal I made with a family member who had financial issues.

It's painful when you put your faith and trust into a person who fraudulently misrepresents himself of being a financial partner of a PM company and personally involved with the transitions... when there were no intentions of ever being involved.So... if you want to know the "BEAT USE OF 100k CASH"?   

The best way to find them is to send out mailers.Some good lists to target are Absentee Owners with Equity, Seniors with Long-time Ownership and Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores.You can work with a list broker to optimize your list for your area.

Hey BP people, my name is Esteban and my goal is to be financially free.

Under what circumstances would this make financial sense?

I do that first, then I use a service to check for credit score and financials.

You should also make sure your entire financial picture can support the pressure of any future problems which could occur in the market, like factories closing, tax increases or rent control to name a few.

@Halie Richards that's a personal decision based on you specific financial situation.

I hear both that outlying areas are starting to slump which makes me nervous to do anything there, but also the financials of the properties there make more sense.