cheers for the advice, yes i have been researching lately in rurual towns, seems like a good way to start.

Hi Eric,thanks for your advice.The trouble is i have about 23k (and rising) in the bank and most properties these days are in excess of 250K, so not many banks are going to lend me 90-95% of the sell price.I really need an investing partner, my friends all have mortgages and cant afford it, and my dad already has his own properties to take care…[Read more]

thanks for the advice. yes i didnt think they were good investment opportunities. It just seems so difficult to get started in the market these days, especially if you are on you own. Even 1 bedroom apartments cost more than $300k, which means you basically need to have a $100K salary to afford it.Ive run out of ideas of how to get into the…[Read more]

so how does one (steve mcknight) find the finance to buy 60 properties in one day?