Purchase price: $540,000 Cash invested: $108,000 Investing in South Texas offers additional benefits:•Affordability: The price per square foot for new construction in South Texas is among the lowest in the country, making it an excellent value for investors seeking high-quality properties at a reasonable cost.

Did you find a quality section 8 tenant?

Provided your Sub2 purchase closing is done complete with all the necessary paperwork (e.g. limited power-of-attorney between the sellers and you), refinancing should be no different than a normal refinance.Sub2 can be heaven or hell, depending on the quality of your closing paperwork.

When I'm at a property myself I'm experienced enough to do a thorough visual inspection but it can sometimes be difficult for me to be there as I live out of town but I suppose perhaps the answer is that I do need to make sure I can be there in person.

Lower quality products have seen super low occupancy numbers as of late.  

Layer on better quality tenants and there are a lot of missed opportunities focusing on metrics that present favorably on a spreadsheet in the lower tier markets. 

New carpet and assorted repairs. we are hoping to spend more time in Asia the next two years and i am not impressed w PM here due to high costs and low quality considerations.

Your buddy hired a pretender, so they got a bad quote.A quality PM has a deep bench of honest, proven contractors.

As services are reduced, this leads to increased crime rates and lower-quality schools, which in turn causes more people to leave.What are the requirements for a city to attract new employers?

Here is what you get when you hire a GC, someone who wants to call subs and add 2 - 3k on top and then never show up at the house, never manage the quality of work from the Subs, do not manage their time.