Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

@Luis Cerwin as others have stated, Nov - Jan is the worst time of year to have a vacancy.Majority of tenants live paycheck-to-paycheck, so all their income goes to Holiday spending starting with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then xmas, then NYE.January is also historically the worst month for rent payments due to Holiday Hangover Spending.

You could get this in Class C and D areas but "low risk" - that is the furthest from a low risk investment.

It's no guarantee but it's a good place to start.

Hi Bruce, i'll start by saying i'm a mortgage person, so please understand the context in which my response is coming from. you'd need to create CC&Rs/bylaws and establish an HOA in order to do this.

@Doug Smith Yes, I put 25% down on my last investment which is what was required by my lender, whom I like.

Key is to not grow to fast and have $ set aside as it's never as fast or profitable as you think when getting started where in Texas are you looking to be a GC?

Special thanks to Grayson Glaze, CRE, CCIM, CPM, JD for inviting me to speak about my collaboration with Alabama Center for Real Estate to make my educational materials available to UA’s 800+ real estate students; to Jack Kobus, president of the Student Real Estate Investment Fund for hosting this event; and to the many students who attended.

They are definitely responsible for starting the fire, whether utilities were on or not.If tenant has insurance, they should file a claim.

Upfront expenses and monthly payments must be considered when calculating the return on your investment.EXAMPLEYou cash out $100,000 of your equity and use this as a down payment on a $400,000 investment property.