http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/05/18/daily29.htmlJeff I know you've mentioned this in the past but I thought this was a good info piece people should know about.

Also I do buy and hold and one of the best pieces of advice I've gotten from BP is never buy on hopes of appreciation....cashflow...but I'm thinking longer term (I feel that would still apply to the five year plan though).

I expect further restriction of inventory and margins to continue and want to be ready with cash to pick up pieces if/when next crash or crumble comes.

I appreciate any and all information that the property owner provides, and it makes my job much easier, especially if its an area that I am less familiar with.I will say this, I verify every piece of information that is provided, and I usually ask questions I already know the answer to just to see how truthful the property owner is being with me.

Give it 5 years maybe even less & A LOT of people are going to be trying to get a piece of the action here in Detroit.

I hear listsource leads are around $.20 a piece.

To get $1,000 rent on a piece of property that is less than 10 years old, here is what I have actually done.In Fort Worth, Texas, I paid $103,000 for a house and get $1,050 rent.

the funny thing is...i worked making outbound calls and taking inbound calls for over 2 years, lol..its just been a little while but im sure i will get over it..like you said once i start calling a few people it will be a piece of cake.

One piece of advice I can give is once you get started, make sure you're consistent with your marketing to get new buyers and sellers. 

The old rule of thumb in direct mail is that it requires at least 3 pieces to get a response.