Over the last several years I've been in a heavy cycle of acquiring and building rental portfolio, flipping, contracting, and being a realtor.

I’m trying to diversify some and build my Retirement Accounts with some stocks.

Ive never heard of a loan mod being required for foreclosure as a blanket rule.

Start small, focus on building relationships, and take advantage of Conroe’s growing market to achieve your goals.Good luck!

If you have the sellers, the buyers will start reaching out - it likely wont work for some of them and then you can ask what they are looking for and build relationships that way.

As a business, a judge will expect YOU to know all the laws and legal procedures.Make a minor mistake and the judge is unlikely to give you a break and may rule in the tenant's favor.The judge will see the tenant as a consumer and may give them a lot of leeway in court, even give them borderline legal advice.You are in over your head, not having the knowledge to properly handle this.

Value and rents should eventually increase to turn cashflow positive and build your wealth.You're next learning experience will be, now that you are out of day-to-day management, how will you be able to handle the inevitable expense challenges?

Hello Evan, I have helped a number of Bigger Pockets investors build their portfolios in Syracuse and surrounding areas.

I leveraged my owned land to build my personal home.

Right now there's huge concentration, but as this continues to build out and we see north of the high 30s GW by 10 years from now it'll be almost a requirement to keep some type of locality based risk assessment and to diversify.