It might take some time, but even a one eyed blind squirrel will find the odd nut - as long as it keeps hunting!

You don't want to be the biggest or newest fish in the neighborhood.

I'm looking in Las Vegas and with all the houses turning into rentals I thought an HOA might give my house an extra edge in value preservation and/or appreciation.Am I nuts, or does this make sense to others?

But remember, 1 is the most dangerous number in marketing, so make sure you have other "fishing poles" in the water.Hope that helps.

I was trying to find some information on the new Making Homes Affordable program and in particular the Modification portion and found the following in a nut shell: 1) Reduce your PITIA (principal, interest, taxes, insurance and association fees) to 31% of your gross income.

Yes, I have seen the mechanics and nuts and bolts with a team layout to make your dream work.Sometimes 'the mesage' in any experienced guru/coach has to be translated in a way that is unique to you and at the right time where you are ready to absorb it.   

Given your commute and this market, a 3-4 unit building isn't going to cashflow enough to cover your whole "nut", you're going to have to come up with money each month."

The best ones are the ones that monitor credit scores for sourcing deals because those lists beat the other ones for speed...if you are fishing from the same pond as every other investor you will have too much competition to get quality deal flow.

Do I make his payments (I doubt he wants that as he's a much bigger fish than me)?

Originally posted by @Jake Jefferies:The Sunnyvale market has changed so dramatically (the new Mountain View) that I think it will just keep pushing south to Santa Clara and San Jose.Yeah, Sunnyvale has gone up like nuts in the last year or two.