Jennifer,Can you give me some input on areas to stay away from in PA.

It will be interesting to see if her ad stays on because alot of people ought to be flagging it as inappropriate.I just ran an ad today for a medium rental house and it's on Craig's list.

All of the above, but I personally, stay out of the MLS but that's only because of the type of deals I do.

I hope you're here to stay and get involved, not just to let us know about your business.

I also want to be able to have my wife staye home with our son if she so chooses.

How does the selling agent react if they discover they are dealing with another realtor who is purchasing?

That changed my average tenant stay to about 5 years.

I am here in So Cal also and have stayed away from investing in other areas because of the difficulty of managing and due diligance from afar.

I have held a small house for two months to get a great couple who stayed three years.

i work in northern va and let me tell you, there are tons of houses which means there's tons of potential deals. as far as getting started, here's what i'd do1. join a local investor group. there are 2 in VA. www.realestatecng.com meets in alexandria every monday and novareig meets in tysons. they always post their meetings on www.realestatecng.comthere's also another group that meets the 2nd saturday of every month in bowie. the group is awesome and the founder Sherman Ragland is very helpful when it comes to getting started.2. go to realinvestors.com and listen to the radio show's archives.3. pick an area you want to buy in. if i was considering VA i'd definitely consider market for foreclosures and expired listings. homes are high priced and are staying on the market longer. you could run across someone who may give you some good terms and put together a lease option4.