I'm confident if the Bomberos were not already on site the entire campo including our property would have burned down. 

This doesn't mean you should because out of state investing for a newbie is difficult and if you listen to the wrong people can really burn a whole in your pocket.That being said, if I were you, I would likely diversify my assets.

They were also more likely to smoke in the house and leave burn marks on furniture.Now, I’m shifting my focus to families and business travelers, especially since we’re only 5 miles from the Houston Medical District and major attractions like Minute Maid Park (home to Major League Baseball's Houston Astros), Toyota Center (home to the NBA's Houston Rockets) and the NRG stadium (a multi-purpose stadium with seating capacity of 72,220).

If my house burned down and I was getting text and phone calls from people with unsolicited offers I would not be very kind to them. 

term=clayton+morrisI alteady played and burned.

This is probably the thing that burns out people who self-manage more than anything.2.

You’re risking other people’s money and you also need to get burned if it goes bad.  

There is certainly a limit to my generosity (also, people like that tend to burn bridges quickly). 

Probably something like 1-2 properties a year, more of a slow burn building it up as a portion of my asset column with the goal of trading up into better real estate over time. 

The idea of purposely burning down the home came to me.