Quote from @Mary Jo Carruthers: Austin metro keeps expanding.

Hello,I want to buy my family home. It would be a direct sale with no brokers involved. The current mortgage interest rate is half of what I was quoted. Is there a way I can take on the current mortgage payments (at t...

@Brent Hindman If you aren't looking to grow the rental portfolio quickly or build it to be large, then I'd probably just get a HELOC on it and keep it as a rental.

I've had a hard time coming to that realization, it's a home with sentimental value that we figured we'd keep forever to give to our kids, but that's the parent in me.

I keep saying it's making me a better investor and that's probably true.

If so I would thoroughly ready this to see what they require and what you agreed to.I doubt you can keep your permit if you refuse their inspection.If you are doing everything as you should, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

Then we keep the accounting straight via Quickbooks with each unit a different Class.

I'll keep thinking on these questions! 

I haven’t gotten bids yet (build is too far away), but I’m hoping to keep it under $300K by subbing out the work myself.I’m not a huge Dave Ramsey fan, but I do lean toward being conservative and avoiding too much debt.

Lastly, always keep your job and build your employment foundation because that keeps you income relevant and lendable.Hey thanks for your reply!