There are several folks from the Lubbock area that contribute from time to time.

It stems from my concern that the short supply of homes eventually contributing to policy/tax changes in favor of in-state investors & regular home buyers.

I realize I am a little late to contribute, but we renovated 2 bathrooms in Nashville in an extremely short window (1 week) and can't say enough about the contractors we used. 

But isnt a big enough contribution to lower my loans enough to get my own place. 

Equity built up from other means, such as appreciation and mortgage/principle contribution, is free money. 

They should be able to contribute 2% closing costs (about 6k), You can also ask for a home warranty (not a huge value but it could help with maintenance for the first year)If there are tenants do you want to take over the leases or do you want the property empty? 

In addition, I can boost my 401K contributions after the first year to catch up again since I'll have the 8-9% return from the real estate investment. 

I hope to contribute and learn as much as possible on this board. 

The Phoenix Metro Area has about 300,000 snowbirds every year with a MAJOR fiscal impact:https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/07/17/this-country-s-tourists-contribute-2-4-billion-to.htmlSo the county's leadership would have to be absolutely in career suicide mode to push for something like this.

Looking forward to learning from the BP community and grow to become a contributing member.