However, the main message I want to make here is that please do your proper due diligence, don't believe anything you read and you're told and scratch below the surface.

And pretty large at just under 2k sq ft, in a seemingly low crime area at least on the surface.

Getting all corrections made at once and an expedited fashion, for example city asked for 10 things to be corrected by designer, get plans back get all corrections made within one to two days (this is a slow process at times, sometimes this is one of the biggest time killer).

call me old fashion but if you are sifting through deals, the number 1 thing I look at is market dynamics.

Granted some information is more pitchy or surface than others, but most times it's decent info. 

As an investment property owner, this means less maintenance and fewer unexpected expenses from storm related damage, often resulting in more affordable insurance premiums, less wear & tear on mechanical equipment, roofing materials or exterior surfaces.

Actually here in Texas we can separate the surface rights from the minerals. 

If you're not already, I'd do some old-fashioned in-person networking. 

It’s easy to feel discouraged when the rewards aren’t immediate, but growth is happening beneath the surface.

Establish piece rate pricing based on quantity, square footage, surface area, or linear footage and apply that to prospective projects.