I am currently a project manager on a year-long Electronic Medical Record implementation at a local hospital.My not-so-long-term plan is to stop trading time for money, and I have therefore started learning about various ways to build up passive income.

After about 6 months of researching and trying to spot the trends i finally put in my fist offer on a property.

If you are able to increase them and want to retain your current tenants, I have noticed in my own business that there is a sweet spot for how  much I will increase at one time.  

You're spot on analysis also shows the effects of a bear market.

I care a lot more about TIME than money, and I don't want to be a schmuck that works 300 years for a BOSS, hoping for a pension and a gold watch, only to be fired a week before my gold watch ceremony and hoping Walmart has a spot for me a couple days a week to make up for the pension I didn't get.Anyway... how transparent should you be?

It is a very low spot, but can be lifted with some dirt work. 

@Paul Stephan @Russell Brazil is spot on

Spots I am most interested at Southlawn, Gables, Avondale, Olsen, Paramount, Oakdale, and the nearby spots. 

Get an idea of their terms and their "sweet spot" or the amounts they like to lend and types of properties they like to lend on.I wish you all the best Robert!

I was wondering if the forums were a good spot to find buyers.