Some I love working with and have their stuff together and only sell property with sellers who are fair and equitable in negotiations and working to close a deal.As others have mentioned I try to get upfront financials in LOI stage that has a CA component.

We know that a mechanical component has a life cycle and we're tempted to replace them at the end of that cycle. 

Very nice people, very supportive, always with an educational component. https://www.meetup.com/Masterminds-of-Cen-Tex-Real...Start by reaching out to a couple of local RE agents and let them know what you want, set up alerts for your criteria on Trulia, both for homes for rent and for sale.

I definately need to look into that marketing idea.

It is simple math that you are better off than not borrowing.But there is always a comfort/emotional component to investing and that needs to be taken into consideration too.

FHA does have a Never-Ending MIP component to the loan. 

Once you know the current condition of all major components and appliances you can adjust the amount of reserves requirement.  

Washington state uses the International Residential Code for defining bedroom requirements. 

Anything you buy as an investment - if we define investment as increasing your overall financial stores, i.e. getting more money out than you put in - has to gain more value than its present day value, meaning that we have to believe that what we are buying is being sold at some kind of discount relative to its potential.

I keep CapEx at 10% until I have the property Inspected to determine the current condition of all major components and appliances.