Hello Everyone, My name is Connor Walcher and I am a college student in Oklahoma. I will be graduating from college with an accounting degree in May of 2025. I love real estate and the Richmond, VA area, which is why ...

Today we are economically diverse and showing job growth in several sectors.Having said that, I am not an economist (or a fortune teller) so these are just my thoughts after having gone through the Great Recession and knowing how housing-dependent we were then.Melanie

On top of that you have idiots who engage in bid wars and pay retail for a house that has never been inspected (and those are the bidders who will cry foul when they discover totally trashed and destroyed house that will require a full gut job to rehab). 

My job has steady income, but no W2s and no pay stubs.

Looks good and a nice place to stay.One thing I wanted to see about is the foundation.

That said, I have a nice stream of passive income (including math freelance jobs to keep me busy), and a lot of time on my hands, as well as experience with materials and vendors doing home renovations.

Business growth, job bonus, severance pay, properties sold, syndications closed, Roth conversion - the list of factors that can drastically change your taxable income is endless.Well, do you want $120 now or $240 a year later?

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

Overland Park, KS vs Kansas City, MO) Very landlord friendly, worst case eviction is usually 8 weeks + $500 + lost rent (cannot comment on individual cases and this is not legal advice) Large diverse metro area - variety of jobs, companies, people can have a career in KC.

I'm a 30 year old husband and soon-to-be dad in a dead end sales job in Alabama.