Larry,
Keep in Mind, even though we may live in a particular Location and Economy...
We have the opportunity of Focusing in on any Geographical Location we choose....
Matching up businesses with Consumers... Especially by researching Hot markets...
There are many Free resources listing Millions of Specialized businesses with full contact details...
We can Blog about them, talk to them on the telephone, email them using Creative communications and Do postcard PR ideas & all kinds of other marketing tactics...
And Take their Money using PayPal...
A few good Real Estate resources for Finding Hot market places...
http://www.homes.com/hot_real_estate_markets
http://www.trulia.com/home_prices/
Interesting...
http://hindsight.trulia.com/
http://www.propertymaps.com/
http://www.zillow.com/
A real PPC Gem! I've posted about many times...
Make sure your speakers are On...
Light Bulb Moments With Perry Marshall
Sharon Odom Fling
http://www.geolocal.com/public/643.cfm
Phil