In fact, you make me look like a loser - at 18 I cared about sports and women and a little school on the side.

It is always better to hire GC with insurance and pay a little more than take the gamble because you might have a pro tenant who might step on a nail in a piece of wood the GC laid down and the GC has no insurance guess who they will go after.

There is a DFW Biggerpockets meet up this week as well out in Irving (Champs sports bar, thurs 7pm).

The article shows who they are and how they operate locally.Patrick,Here "was" my take on the situation earlier in the year when I heard hedge funds and private equities buying foreclosures.The hedge funds and private equities are gambling with OPM.

With your house paid off , you can sleep well at night , I dont gamble with my primary , if everything goes south , I still have a roof for the family .

Some guys like sports, cars, legos... etc.

Don't gamble with the money you can't afford to lose

And "good" can be defined as academically good, or it can be a school with a great sports program that everyone wants their kid in.

Will you tend to be super picky with tenants, or be willing to take the first gamble that meets your qualifications (since they are all truly gambles anyway)?

Also not to mention besides only watching sports on tv, my tv would stay stuck on HGTV.