That could change with the arrival of heavy snow, or stay the same if it stays dry. 

However, someone recently said when we was arriving in town and needed a place to stay for a night, she was finding a lot of places in Durham were booked in the middle of the week.  

Friday 8:06pm- I receive the lockbox code from the listing agent, we can see it tonight if we want.Friday 8:28pm- We arrive at the house.Friday 8:40pm- John "yea, this is good.

As for Bigger Pockets--I ran across the books first, then listened to the podcast, and I knew when this day arrived I'd have to join the forums, where I've lurked in the past. 

They pretty much made sure what size dumpster we needed.Tasks: Ordered DumpsterDay 2: Tuesday May 15 2018 – Subs come in to evaluateDumpster arrived.

Who wants to waste time going down the block to Mc D's to use their bathroom once the workers arrive? 

I'd also recommend you get Evernote, or something similar, to copy and organize what you learn into "Best Practice" concepts, so you are ready to go when you arrive back in the US.  

Prices on the north side are past what I find inviting, but a mailer campaign can still result in excellent deals from very motivated sellers.Multi-Family is hot now and getting hotter.

(They are more prequalified because they reached out to you before you did to them), but there are a decent amount of busts... not enough equity... even your 315k guy usually wouldn't be able to sell... and that guy would show up on my list, especially if it was absentee.You do need better systems in place for high quantity direct mail so that it can be prescreened before arriving in the salesmans hands, but looking at the KPIs of both of our companies... my cost per lead is half and our assignment average is a couple thousand dollars more.... that being said, there are some other factors at play, for example sales team.All in all, I do agree with you, but I also agree that one isn't really better than the other, one is easier getting started with though, and one is more manageable to scale upwards.Also Direct mail is for anyone, in Houston, it's almost impossible to rank unless you're dumping in buckets of money to rank high.

I just passed my Real Estate Licenses test, waiting on my Real Estate License to arrive and when it does I'll be happy to assist you where needed.Best,Tommy