Risk actually has a mathematically formulas attached to it, that I have not seen one Real Estate Investor ever even look into.

I wanted my own business and I am going to do what ever it takes to get what life wants me to enjoy.

You do usually have to wait 30 days after it goes in the market to make an offer as an investor, but you can also make your offer a back up if they don't ever get the price they start off asking for they lower their price and you may end up with the property.

It's amazing how much you can learn from here in such a short amount of time.I'm in SE Washington (Tri-Cities) - if you ever need help in this area, just let me know!

I've been interested in real estate ever since I read Rich Dad Poor Dad years ago and well, I choose to be the Rich dad.

I'm in a large metro area so not a good comparsion probably, but to answer your question, the longest vacancy I've ever had is one month.

So, my gut says phoenix due to my ties there and having known the area, but my investor side says that i should be area agnostic and go with the better cash-flow I live on Maui, Hawaii and own one rental condo there, so I would be an absentee owner with a PM where ever I decide to purchase.I would greatly appreciate your two cents, or answer any further questions about my situation.

We were doing something for ourselves and it evolved into doing the same thing for others.

Sorry - one of the dumbest things I've ever heard...

I have seen a lot of people look for a mentor this way but I can't say I have ever seen it work and result in a great mentor-mentee relationship.