I add people to my credit cards as authorized users for a fee.

Do your due diligence by analyzing deals carefully, getting inspections, and considering Houston-specific considerations like property taxes and landlord-friendly laws.

yesss you'll want to run the numbers on a few different scenarios: 1. doing a cash-out refi (new loan amount, new rate), 2. doing a HELOAN to tap into your equity... and actually, 3. selling the property and doing a 1031 into a bigger asset that will cashflow better. condos (when doing LTR) rarely cashflow much if anything. find an investor-friendly loan officer that can help you figure out which path is right for you!

For the 1/2 BR you are competing not only with other STR's but also in a sense hotels.4 - The Tall Timbers being STR friendly will this cause saturation with a bunch of new units coming available in the same development?

Always have your business cards handy and be ready to follow up on leads promptly.Work with an investor-friendly agentRather than conduct a search independently, work with an investor-friendly agent (or multiple real estate agents) who can keep their eyes open for off-market properties.

It was a great first project, I had some old friends reach out that were losing their house and I helped them get out from under the PML, bought the house and helped them repair their credit, got a contractor I knew that lived around the corner help me do a full gut rehab and put in about 1,500 hrs of my own labor into it.

@Jeremy Beland My good friend and I started to dive into wholesaling and started taking action.

More landlord friendly, and they appreciate the same as Sacramento.

I would also consider "private money" from friends and family for your first deal as well - maybe offer 8-10% simple interest and see if anyone would be interested.

One of the former managers even stole tenants' money order rent payments, rented to friends and family who didn’t meet the minimum requirements, and managed some owners' properties on the side without authorization.I’ve tried to be patient, waiting for them to get things back on track, but the situation has only worsened.