And yes the 600 would not include vacancy and stuff like that but I'm looking to start with around $25k to fall back on

You fall to the levels of your systems” “Man conquers the world by conquering himself.”and “Man in the Arena”🍻 

A well known, senior Builder in my area quoted this new build from the same prints and for the same lot in the spring of 2021 after buying the lot in the fall of 2020. 

Reminds me of a saying my friend always says when a deal fall through, "It's just a house, they build em everyday."

@Andrea Evans I think:Worst Part - Lots of pitfalls you can fall into if you do not know what to look for like buying and property taxes double, suburb rental license, buying a property with violations, not understanding the importance of lease documents, etc...Best Part - There is so many opportunistic corners or niches in the city and suburbs that most out of state people do not know about and out of state investors never get to cause they get caught looking at cap rates on the south side and in south burbs. 

My property is in Brighton and will be a condo conversion, planning to sell this fall (currently an up and down duplex). 

That property was run down, smelled funny, and it looked like the cheapest materials were used in there which are just going to fall apart year after year. 

If the lease doesn't address this, then you fall back on the law.According to the law in Texas, the tenant remains responsible for the terms of the lease until a replacement tenant is found.

If the windows were installed incorrectly (which we all know happens) then you could get water creating mold in the building or they could fall out on somebody if not properly affixed.  

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