All that weight its transferring from above needs to go into a solid bearing point in the soil via a properly sized concrete footing.

Then one of my investors from Florida was a firefighter, he was in a fire accident and was on permanent disability, He bought 40 Acres in the area I started in that was Sandy Valley 45 minutes from Las Vegas.

I  was born in an RE   family In South America most transactions are in cash or short owner finance,unless you buy a new apartment ,you used to pay it like in 40 month or so IOW , you buy when you have the moneyIn America is scary ,that you can buy a property and not having the money, you can make it, or you lose everythingYes, its very exciting the idea that you can buy with no money, or little money, pay with the rentals, But math and reality are 2 different realities, sometimes, you can't rent  it out , you have unexpected expenses, or an huracain or a Sandy, or bad tenants that don't pay and then they destroy the houseI laugh when someone talks about an 100$ cash flow, like thinking that everything is plain mathit's not for everybody, you have to be very organized and consistent and luckyand in this 5 % who buys " How many people make money?"

@Carlotta Hall the 4 limit sounds familiar, but I think the real line in the sand is 10 loans per person.

I am looking at purchasing a 3 story townhome in Irving, TX, which is known to have shifting and expansive soil.

Quote from @Sandy Morales: Hi fellow BP partners!  

@Sandy Tan you'll want to only put 20-25% and get a mortgage for the rest.

Thinking of farmland, depending on where it is, soil type and productivity, it is too expensive.

We are in a Class C value-add in Columbia SC, a Class A new development in Huntsville AL, and a Self Storage new development in Sandy OR.

The same modular factory also made "This Old House" TV show episode where they rebuilt at the Jersey shore after super storm Sandy.