I have read the majority of the books recommended on BP I have a lot of family that are in real estate that give me advice on what to do and not to.

Unless you purchase a property where 100% of all the mechanical systems  or major elements like the roof are new, you may need reserves beyond the $7K required by FHA.  

Basically, for roof, siding, windows, furnace or other major components, we have a very simple rule.

Inspection report indicates major deferred maintenance issues.

I have an off market home in a terrific area of  Cambrian that  I'm  getting ready to do a major renovation on.  

The majority of these homes are second properties used as a weekend escape with a handful of primary residences.  

But I would caution against taking any statistics from major media publications as true.

He is definitely one of the major players in the area and seems to be a good guy as well.

I'm going to slowly pursue this through networking to see if anyone will know the right person to talk to at some of the smaller schools (Not major universities) and some of the recently transferred corporate offices, we get a lot of big businesses from Chicago that move down here.

I am Katie Brooks currently living in Atlanta GA, 24 years old and a student in business administration and marketing (with a dual major in real estate).Presently, I am a senior marketing and implementation coordinator of an E-learning software company from the United Kingdom.