That said, just reading through the forums, articles, and our BiggerPockets blog, authored by over a dozen experts, will get you as good an education as you'll find in any expensive course, seminar, etc.

I hope to learn from the experts here and help where I can.

He is the resident expert on Property Management!

Again, I'm not an expert on this and it is very important you talk with a tax attorney; they should be able to set you straight.

I deal in much higher priced homes so I don’t want to give you the impression I am an expert in the 40k range.

And each unit has central A/C, each with its own separate compressor thing (I'm obviously not an HVAC expert) outside behind the buildings!

Somehow I think that if you answer "i'm not mortgage expert and talk to your mortgage broker" when trying to pitch someone a subject to...

here is another good link on him http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/16/north-fork-kanas-qanda-cz_hc_0316kanas.html Seems like the money man in the deal has a history of playing in these times and DOING REALLY WELL http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/16/news/ross.bank.fortune/index.htm Ross, who came to fame two decades ago as a restructuring expert at Rothschild and made a mint earlier this decade buying and selling troubled steel companies, took a 68% stake in closely held First Bank & Trust of Indiantown, Fla., Ross said in a press release.

I'm not sure if all those so called economic experts are on the propaganda train when they say we can expect economic recovery in later 2009 or 2010 or if they're just that dumb.

Then when you decide to dig deeper in a certain area, contact the local experts from BP, ask for references to successful investors in the area, join the local REIA, find a couple of PM companies and interview them about the rental market,time to re-rent, vacancy rates etc..