Since then I got engaged, moved in with my fiancee, and looking for that next deal to keep on with my buy-and-hold goals.Thank you all for contributing as much as you do!

Generally, I think they take better care of my property because they know I own it and am engaged about managing the relationship. 

that's where you want to go hunting.I'm not a lawyer, but a financially sophisticated woman will understand that an engagement ring worth less than $14,000 probably avoids any question over whether the ring is subject to the gift tax.

Our goal is to be financially free within 3 - 5 years, allowing us to work on this endeavor full time.I want to thank everyone who has contributed to the site as it has been an amazing help and I look forward to staying engaged on the forums to pay that back as best I can starting with this way too past due introduction.My wife and I are focusing on buy and hold rentals and flips in the Chicagoland / Central Illinois areas. 

I have not seen this guy on BP in a year just another wholesaler that appears to be a one and one player.

I've seen some of you are musicians as well but for those of you who are not (or once were) and are curious how in the world can a trumpet player make it in the real estate business, I've written a blog post on my life as a musician and how it translates to real estate.

This way you and your bookkeeper can define the scope of your engagement, you don’t get surprised by any extra “hours worked”, and you have more control over your bookkeeping costs.Everyone has different pricing for this.

I run into this all the time, the major player's in the metroplex usually don't service the northern parts of even Denton County at times.

In the meantime I look forward to engaging on the forums and participating in local meetups!

I'd bet you'd have more of a chance of finding say 10 people to knock down smaller deals than the 1 person who could knock down the entire deal.So many people claim to be able to fund a deal no issue no matter the size "if it's good enough" but I find that hard to believe and rarely see examples from it unless it's an established player...