You are the future investor, you are the future real estate agent, or whatever it is you want to be, it is so important that you are guided in a considerate fashion, and taken seriously about the goals and actions you are capable of pursuing. 

Everything else has to be refreshed : Floors (carpeted, heavily spoiled and cat urine odor) Ceilings dry-wallWalls dry-wallElectrical is out of date (knot and tube all over, electrical panel needs replacement) Risks: Sanitization (cat urine smell, potential for pest problems)Structural integrity not checked (unable to check in a timely fashion due to deadline)Evidence of water damage on main floor ceiling, extent of damages unknownNo smell of mold in basement but knowing the city history of flooding, this is uncertainPlumbing looks recent but it was hard to be absolutely sure of this assertionThe reason I decided against in the end : too many unknowns.

I truly believe in real estate the old fashioned way, and believe it can still be done. 

American Eagle usually has some pretty great rates.

I currently got my first job as just the other day crap money and hours but I've finally got a job now so I can get another one easier as I now have an american "previous employer"What I'm trying to get at is, is it easier to try get a property from a landlord with a lease option as I don't have credit etc or wait several years and get one through a bank?

The also do business as Texas American Title.

neighborhoods, general appeal to Americans, the ability to pare off a single unit (you can't chop off 5 of your worse apartments), diversified geographic locations (if the neighborhood your apartment building is in tanks, you tank), etc.

We had national highschool football championships, won All-American City in ~2001.

I get anywhere from a 15%-25% raise when I jump jobs, which is much better than the 3% most of Americans get every year obviously.

I thought Forbes did a nice job on this article over the weekend and wanted to share it here on Bigger Pockets because it seems to capture some big ideas that may take a lot of digging to find otherwise and lays them out in bullet point fashion.