I filed a police report and to my avail their finger prints are smeared all over the door.

*fingers crossed*

5 finger discount at most vacant homes in baltimore......lots of competition for the copper, and radiators, but the rest is wide open....literally....hahahaha

My fingers are tired from actally handwriting the letters as opposed to printing.  

I hope to find like minded individuals as well as experienced individuals who I can learn and gain knowledge from and hopefully in the future (if all things go well, fingers crossed), I can do the same for someone else as well. 

PaulHaving owned 250+ Northern Calif. homes at my high point, I realized very early on that there is no excitement owning a rental(s) that just breaks even (maybe), while you are crossing your fingers hoping for some appreciation.  

Good luck on the Tarrant county property tax protest, I have not had luck in the past but I am crossing my fingers for you.  

However, I have more banks, brokerages, credit card accounts than fingers and toes combined.  

I've been trying to illustrate the trade off by explaining that if you can't/don't want to build your own diversified stock portfolio, you can invest in a mutual fund, give away a small portion of your returns, but never have to lift a finger....I think perhaps your analogies are a bit more accessible ;)@Jake Gaines, I know we've already spoken, but I wanted to pipe in here for the record, and to second what @Mike D'Arrigo just said - finding a transparent and trustworthy turnkey provider is the number one most important factor, even more so than market.

However, I'm crossing my fingers at the moment because it appears to be working, and I won't need it to be legalized unless I'm going to sell.  20k seams like a very reasonable price for that project.