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I grew up watching my father thrive in real estate, he owned two , 2FR and one 3FR.

It is also located 10 minutes from a thriving down town. 

Let the market thrive, and then through competition, the fees will just be appropriately priced.”

For the most part, Texas has tons of cities you should check out that are still, and hopefully, will continue to thrive. 

My family has been in real estate ever since I was born and that is a main reason why I believe real estate is the most incredible lifestyle anyone should thrive to achieve.

Knowing what you know now...Let me start...I will teach myself to STOP the "No money down" guru crap I was about to embark on (so I can avoid bankruptcy)I will teach myself to have FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE - not show off but live a modest, simple, and FRUGAL lifeI will teach myself to FOCUS ON THE BIG DEALS and I will teach myself HOW to do BIG DEALS, instead of wasting time on the smaller dealsI will teach myself how to RAISE CAPITAL, combined with personal discipline so that I can have a HUGE CASH RESERVE so I can buy as many properties in the years 2008-2011 as possible- I bought a lot of properties in 2008-2011: I actually thrived during the recession but I wished I bought more :)What about the experienced real estate investors out there?

So I am hopeful that the market is thriving when I am ready to sell!

I am in the Houston Area which has a thriving market.

I will send you a DM with recommendations on financing.Regarding programs that provide grants for energy efficiency- There are a number of programs for homeowners including solar panels; green housing incentives.