Louis area to help with a reasonable small job.

Any advice or input greatly appreciated, since I am a newbie that never even own a home.My goal is to creat positive cash flow, and hopefully owning at least 5-15 properties in the next 5 years, be able to quit my full time job to spend more time with my family and be in this rewarding hobby call REI.BTW the cities I been looking at are:Buffalo, NY - But probably wont do it after I talked to a few people that still have families thereIthaca, NY - I am leaning forward to this but worries about an exit stragtegy if something was to go wrong since the last year I think only 135 homes were sold.Ohio - not sure where yet.John

I have to sell asap. its a true hardship situation and very stressful I live ih Fla and have a new job.

I now need On The Job Training (OJT).Advice appreciated!!!

Small towns are great if as long as they have a decent amount of jobs available to keep the town going.

Good work.Your appraisal job will be very helpful in your investing!

If they do then you have performed the part of your job that an investor wants done.

They have to sign the contract to get the job and if your terms are unreasonable, they won't sign the contract and you will have to either change the terms or find someone else.Also, I know this sucks, but I wouldn't drag my feet too long in paying him and getting him out of your hair.

wazzup nice. thanks for the welcome. the areas you mention for potentially investing are some of the same areas i've notice for good opps. texas also looks good. the only question is with so many people losing their jobs with the automakers in MI and OH, how strong is the alternative job market in those areas??

Her situation is : married, both have jobs, credit issues, downpayment ?