I'm sure this is a good bet for others in Northern Cities-- what say you Chicago, Detroit, Boston, or Syracuse residents?

You bet!

Assuming that a loan was originated by a bank or other institutional lender or broker is compliant with state and federal is a nothing more than making a bet.

It costs us $2 - $4 each to generate probate leads so you can bet we're touching EVERY ONE of those with a well-crafted series of letters.

Best bet would be to participate in a local REIA and find a real estate attorney who is familiar with REI practices to look over your contracts.

She's done more deals than all of us on BP put together I'd bet and she explained all here regrets of doing 1031s years ago as I mentioned.

Finding a good, honest and reliable property manager would probably be your best bet if you do not have the time to manage the property yourself.

I find it interesting that BP allows different people to communicate through various medium platforms.

After reviewing some of the forums and listening to the Podcasts, I realized that BP is a great platform for me to learn about real estate investing from an active community with so much information such as this one.

There are a lot of Spartanburg landlords in the room, and I bet you cold talk to some of them about buying one of their deals.Best of luck.