However, there are several case studies of "cost effectively" built houses which achieve "near Passivhaus" performance (i.e. 20 - 35 kWh/m^2) per year.  

Follow your wifes advice and dedicate 30 minures to an hour a day to study your market.

If you want to flip in SA, Austin, Dallas, you need to study the areas and buy right.

I made a post on Facebook, there was A LOT of pain, stress and lost weekends involved; 9 to 10 hour days, 6 to 8 hours on weekends (I could of studied more but I essentially maxed out my brain's capacity to make things stick).

Hi everyone, I am currently studying to get my real estate license here in the state of Florida.

I've studied this SD market for 7 months and this is the proper market value for this home.

In addition to studying here on BP you should attend local REI meetings in your area to network with others and build relationships.

Study after study PROVES that the best place to add a dollar to our economy is UNDOUBTEDLY in the middle to lower class households if the desired affect is to bolster our overall national fiscal health.

Hi @Ashli Addison, welcome to BP and the REI world, yes i agree there can definitely be an information overload with educating yourself in REI, but its good that you are now jumping to take the next step and get some forward motion on your business, while you will never stop learning taking the first steps and making real progress is a big accomplishment and one step most new people never take "study from the sidelines" but best of luck with your REI adventures and post up any deals/success/questions you get, we all like to see each other succeed,good luck,jay,

Hello to all,For the past year I've been studying REI books, listening to BP podcasts, lurking on the BP website and so much more.