@Jonathan Dickerson this will barely cashflow until you raise the rents annually.Also, will the property taxes increase?

I have a Associate Degree in a completely unrelated field.Seeing as how we are planning to make real estate the foundation of our day-to-day income stream and long-term "retirement" strategy, it feels as if making another change of profession is in the cards.

My current situation - I have a FICO of ~630 (no late payments or derogatory marks, just credit card debt from school). 

I would focus on raising your income up before doing anymore investing.

With major investors making moves in downtown Dallas and surrounding areas, it raises questions about how these developments will influence the overall market.I'm curious, how do you see the balance between urban and suburban growth playing out in the next few years?

If nothing else, offering a small reward like a gift card to their favorite restaurant (ask when they initially sign the lease) helps.

A Heloc is a open end mortgage like a credit card so its an additional trade line on credit, cannto never be used as an Asset, PITI reserve, and its a DTI killer in most cases.A heloc is also usually set up on a shorter term versus a mortgage, carries a Higher interest rate, and most carry a interest only with a prepayment penalty.

Getting some liberals running for office to understand the second point is just as difficult.I would completely agree with both statements although I would note that I do think you can at least partially justify tariffs on Chinese goods in so far as a way to raise tax revenue particularly in lieu of increasing income taxes or what not.

We were lucky enough to have a big enough list of friends and family to raise from.

Her attempts to become a lawyer in moments like this are hair raising stupid.