The facility spans 100,000 square feet and is part of broader efforts to position the Southern Tier as a leader in battery technology.

These were not your social media fake guru hotshots but they were charming and respected local business owners with larger than life vision, lots of talents working for them and were the true leaders in the community. 

I own 11 units in Jamestown NY by the way that area of the country is so picturesque is almost unreal , I was blessed to find a really good property manager he is a local 48 year old leader of a new church that is involved in development of city of Jamestown and knows everyone in the city .

Two: The city leaders in these places do not represent you - the out of state investor - and do not care about your interests. 

For example the building may not fall under the rules of the FHA if it is owner-occupied with 4 units or less, if it’s a single family home rented by the owner and you have less than 5 rentals, or if the property is operated by a religious organization or a private club.

.: While there may be some positive fundamentals, there's still one factor that makes me skeptical - the incompetence of local leaders.

The idea of buying a property in a totally unfamiliar market, from afar, and needing to build a trustworthy team in that area… it’s both exciting and overwhelming.Here’s what I’m already doing to prepare:Listening to BiggerPockets and BP Rookie podcasts religiously (they’re my road trip buddies now).Reading The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner.Browsing these forums about 20 minutes a day.Considering taking the BiggerPockets Rookie course (would love to hear honest reviews if you’ve taken it!).

Louis⛪During my days as a lender and now as a CFO Consultant, one of the most inspiring community-first leaders I’ve had the privilege to work with is Pastor Andre Alexander of Tabernacle Community Development Corp.Based in North St.

Have you noticed that both multi level marketing and real estate mentoring seem to take on a fevered, almost religious devotion on the part of the “down line”.  

I had Dan on my podcast and I've been on his and he seems to be a wonderful leader and I've heard investors say positive things about their investments with them.