Great tools that get updated regularly. 

Texas is affordable, but we are seeing supply increase and demand decrease.Sales are down 8% YOY and average time on market is up 35% YOY.Prices the past 3 months have been slashed pretty substantially.Be safe, invest smart.

Make sure you get regular statements of that account to make sure they are not tapping into the deposits.

They can get you access to conventional lending, and loans insuredunder CMHC (regular, as well as MLI select).

Can you keep it rented on a regular basis? 

Hey BP Community - My employer does not match 401k contributions so I'm considering abandoning the contributions altogether and instead investing in something like the SPY ETF on a regular basis. 

Some properties also cant be rebuilt so supply is limited while demand increases for a few years.

Then I could start purchasing regular investment properties.Option B: Find an investment property first (higher interest rate) that pencils out while continuing to live in my condo, and then find another primary I could “trade-up” for with my condo, where I could eventually use it as LTROption C: Just focus on finding investment deals that pencil out at a higher interest rate with existing cash, and when I eventually move out of state, sell Condo.

When they miss the first payment take your regular action steps.

I'm guessing it would be about 50% cheaper and with regular maintenance it should last you 20+ years.