I am software engineer by trade, but have always loved and followed real estate.

No you have access one of the most robust leases in Texas.

You can use your favorite search engine for "terminate lease south carolina" and do some reading.

As are cellular towers, fiber, the internet, the local gas station, vape shop, computer monitors, keyboards, search engines, and just about everything else you can imagine.  

It needs structural engineers to sign off as well. 

You want to, at worst, buy something that's on a 3-5 year horizon of being ITM assuming a smaller-ish growth scale yet a robust growth area, and that's a sliding scale with the quality of the house & location.

I’m an engineer that makes a little bit over 100k before taxes and my credit score is 688.

“Architects design buildings that kill people; engineers design buildings that make people want to kill themselves.”

I went to school at Ohio State for engineering and have a minor in business and computer science.

That and nursing- Americas final economic engines at the end of days ;)I’ve enjoyed following this discussion as a spouse of an 18+ years realtor pro, who reps buyers and sellers, ethically, profitably, and deservedly of her success.America is litigiousAmericans in commerce are self centeredDual agency is the next “industry shattering” class action lawsuit in the makingSeparate representation in major asset acquisition is simply common sense for the masses, the industry evolved to accommodate that.