Southlake probably never was, Frisco if you bought 10+ years ago probably has done well. 

I’m ideally looking to buy that first property in San Diego.ThanksSounds like you're well positioned.

She sent me a letter from Commercial Property Advisors, Peter Harris, which stated she had approval for funds sufficient to cover the purchase price and below it listed a Wells Fargo business account showing funds in excess of the purchase price.

Explore insurance options as well!

I don't think Im paying my bookeepeer an outrageous amount, although with economies of scale (I have one commercial insurance plan, commerical portfolio loan from a single bank, one bank account, etc) it probably doesn't take the Bookeeper 3x to do my books compared to yours. 

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Would love to hear what you’re focused on or planning!

If I am hell bent on renting by the room (I don't think that is a good LONG-TERM strategy, will elaborate later), I can do that on both sides of my duplex as well.  

If you’re planning to hold this property as a rental after the rehab, make sure you’ve crunched the numbers on a realistic timeline.

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