I will avoid sharing names, some of them contacted me here on BP, so they know who they are. 

His crony Hatti Day is the “real estate manager” of the property and actively avoids addressing any of the lies she makes related to the unit.

I don't foresee Texas implementing a similar law, but I'd be interested to know how this change has affected others.Side note: It's not the Section 8 tenants that I'm avoiding, it's the government bureaucracy that comes with it.I believe the majority of the US population lives in states with the same law.How do we navigate it in those states?

If you don't, this is an advertisement of what to avoid.

I want to avoid the hassle of moving the property to LLC later.

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

Let’s just say I want to avoid rookie mistakes before I take the plunge.Looking forward to hearing from all the experienced (or even not-so-experienced!)

--Financing:I would like to do 20% down, or more if needed, but I would like to avoid 100% cash offers as it would likely be the majority of my liquid assets.Question: How does financing differ from the mainland?

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My last note would be to try to buy 3 or less replacement properties, it makes the exchange much easier and you avoid some additional rules.