You may also look further back in time, to six months.

This is important because if you are going to be investing in time sensitive investments such as tax lien certificates or buying properties at auction, you need to have the ability to have the cash or write the check right then and there.

I'm not intimately familiar with the area - I only make it over there 2-3 times a year, but a drive by at night, over the weekend, will give you an idea of whether you are comfortable with the location of the duplex.And I also won't do curb offers - they are just always suspect.

If anyone wants to chat about owning vacation rentals, I'd be happy to share my experience.I got started in real estate in 1989 when I bought my first house in Olympia, WA.

Whether they want to sell to YOUYes, you should chat with them, empathize with them.

Time continues to fly by, so chance of it being done in time becomes less likely every day.

PM me, I'd love to chat it up about Pittsburgh.

I'm sure you mean buying it at short sale and even at that point in time it means that the bank is only taking it at a loss because it is less than foreclosing on it.

I’m visiting for a few weeks for some aviation training and would like to meet some local folks in the REI community here to chat and connect

You also have real estate cycles that go about 10 years low to high and  different asset classes cycling at different points in time.