In process of looking for first rental thus your article is very encouraging.

Interesting article. 

Here's a recent Philadelphia Magazine article about this initiative: http://www.phillymag.com/property/2015/04/20/can-n...This is a great program for Philly area investors who are interested in the Germantown neighborhood.

Our plan is to move to Torrance Ca.As I've been looking for properties on Realtor.com and reading various articles about the ridiculous housing market situation in the L.A. area, I'm starting to come to the conclusion that this might not be such a great landing spot to begin my real estate investing journey. 

article letting Realtors know how investors think and what they want/need from Real Estate Agents, I was wondering if there was a similar article that I could give to my contractor or any potential contractor that explains what things are important when working with investors?

See the full article here: http://www.lvrealestatehelp.com/1/post/2013/10/you-really-want-a-brand-new-home-in-las-vegasrobert-adamswouldnt-recommend-it.htmlIn regards to the inventory rising, we have seen increased inventory week after week since April 2013 until December when we saw our first decline.

@Shane Pearlman  - I am a San Franciscan native and this well written article explains the why San Francisco real estate is the way it is.http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/

Just read this article on the 2015 home trends.http://austin.culturemap.com/news/home-design/01-2...Any surprises for any of you?

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Great article and great advice Corey!