I've read a lot of Your post's, Thank You.Hey Dave, I'm going to be hands on for a while yet, so a 30 mile radius is probably a limiting factor for the next purchase, but of course money could make that midnight No heat/furnace call a bit easier to drive.

The father drives the son to court every time too.

My inner fire in me , drives me to continue to make contact with potential sellers .

When I'd go into a neighborhood I wasn't real familiar with (usually out of town types) I'd drive through and stop and think of some reason to strike up a conversation with some guy washing his car or sitting on some porch.

Some of them have no problem driving around all day as long as you're a serious, qualified buyer.

I've defiantly thought of renting out my current home vs. selling - but it's 4 acres of farm and 16 more of forest to take care of in the middle of the mountains (you have to drive about 20 minutes to find cell service) and I'm a bit anxious about finding a renter that would take care of it all.

When driving by a construction site, get business cards.

It's the typical drive up with a metal door/mice/burned out light bulb facility.

mentioned you can deduct mileage to your rental from your own home>I always thought the mileage begins when you reach the rental (ie, I drive 20 miles from my primary residence to the rental and then go 1 mile round trip to home depot, I can only deduct one mile.confused!

Ever drive by?