& added the island instead of a b/bar & they loved it

Hi Dave, the property is in Oak Harbor on north Whidbey Island. 

Wanted to take a second to introduce myself, my name is John Pierro, I live on Long Island and had lots of success in flipping Short Sales and REO's.

@Mike Hurney I plan scheduling a monthly meeting since he lives in Rhode Island, but he's really doing well.

There are certainly a lot of great resources here.I think you'll find, the more specific a question you ask, the better folks can help you.I'm not familiar with southern CT but my guess would be it gets a good amount of spillover from the NYC economy (at least judging by my memories of Metro North rides :)For Rhode Island, you might find Pawtucket (colloquially known as "the bucket", ha ha) better than Providence as it's closer to Boston and the taxes aren't quite as bad as Providence.My other standard advice is to research/attend a local real estate investor association for the area.

Hi Everyone,Can anyone recommend a reputable snow removal company for residential properties in Long Island/Nassau County/NYC?

There is a property I am researching... a 10 room Inn on Grand Manan Island off the coast of Maine.Because it is a "summer" destination only, and a hour and a half ferry ride, real estate is cheap there and this Inn can be had for under $400K.

Conversely, if you were in a community with a shrinking/failing economy (take a drive down Digby Neck to the islands), then your tenant pool is going to deteriorate over time and your economic vacancy and maintenance costs are going to increase.  

My mom is chewing my ear off as she's preparing to market her condo on the east end of Long Island, no matter how much I tell her I know absolutely nothing about doing it.

Todd - Welcome to the site from one native Long Islander to another.