I currently have 5 SFH in Memphis and looking around (globally) for more opportunities.

yes, you have to disclose. worried about lead paint is like worrying about global warming. it's there, deal with it.

global companies are beginning to crack down on unnecessary expenses, like employee travel, and are taking longer to fill job openings, if they even fill them at all.

Despite the global economy and a possible correction in the US & elsewhere, I expect to have my best year in 2015.  

Don't forget that Houston also is a global leader in medicine, and the Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world (it's actually bigger than all of downtown Dallas, for those keeping score in the long-running Houston vs.

The labor market has been  recovering and the feds expect national economic recovery to continue amidst a global economic slowdown. 

You can make a fortune in this city if you know what neighborhoods are vibrant communities and which ones give this city its undeserved bad reputation.City neighborhoods: Invest in Ohio City ($1000+ for a 2/1), Tremont ($800/2), downtown ($1500+/2), Little Italy ($900) (but you'll have to marry the owner's daughter to get title to any property there!).

With Oil pushing $113 and quickly climbing, it looks like the global recovery is about to turn south and fast.

I have been in Dubai for three years and have been working primarily with the Dubai government (RERA/DREI as an instructor and wasl properties as a consultant helping with setting up the Association Management Division).I have been watching the real estate industry here and it is rapidly moving out of the global recession.

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