Finding something while being a part time agent to get the ball rolling is your best bet.

I'm willing to bet there are more success stories than ones like yours.

They know that market really well and can probably help you find a good deal on your owner occ. as well as some investment properties.I'm sure they'll be online to intro themselves shortly.Good luck!

So my point is that I think I can really get clear about the "reputation" of a builder and a neighborhood in a most likely stronger way than if I were just searching online and such.

Hey Matt,Welcome to the best online resource for real estate investing that you will ever come across!

So I did as much research as i could online and found that all the cheap properties were in pretty rough neighborhoods and the local economy did not seem to support flipping in any significant volume.I then looked into Memphis TN, again all properties under 40k were in rough neighborhoods.I'm now leaning towards San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, or HoustonThe only problem with them is finding a house under 40k for us to live in, I did find a few Manufactured homes in the country close to Dallas and some a little over a hour north of Houston, I would be fine living in one of the manufactured homes close to Dallas for quite some time, my only issue is tying up most of my free cash in a house that i cannot refi to free up the cash again.Thanks for taking the time to read my rather long post and i look forward to hearing your suggestions!

I'll bet fewer than 25% keep the business.

If you need help finding the relatives Lexis Nexis is the best bet but it is really expensive.

I pride myself on offering the best customer service and knowledge to my clients and I feel as if this could be a great resource for me to learn more about the investing side.My business model is to accumulate multi-family residences in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties and manage them myself until I find that hiring a property manager as leverage is my best bet.

They do all of the online advertising on the major sites.