So I can hopefully make 5k a month to pay for the meds. ( rental income doesn't count against my insurance income so it's really my last hope.) 

Happy Hour is the 1st Wed. of the month at Burndown.

Whether you're a wholesaler looking to flip a profit,  short term rental owner, value investor or purchasing a legacy property for your family, nobody wants to overpay or invest and rarely is worthwhile attention provided to rough deals or tales of caution.Anyone investing in real estate long enough, has cliche's: It's not as easy as it looks would be a common theme, another might be, expect the unexpected?

CSUMB students might be helpful for renting, maybe "theme" it for a student?

A common theme I'm seeing is to just request to see the applicant's voucher to make sure it is the amount that you are looking for. 

If you are here then I run the BP meetup group and we are meeting this Weds. at 7pm in Colleyville if you are interested we would love to have you.  

I would wait for the next major downturn if you are wedded to investing here, however, I think it would be good for your to at least consider to sell some now and diversify.I've posted this bit elsewhere and I'll share it again:I live in Silicon Valley, and I'm an investment advisor who specializes in real estate.

I am also planning a wedding for next year, so a lot of my cash is going to that.That is a brief introduction and I am looking to absorb as much information as I can before I make this jump.  

While doing my research I have noticed that a common theme for most first-time investors is that your first deal is typically the hardest, but, after the first, the rest come easily. 

I'm getting married next month, and have been feeling the pressure to buy a condo, that would serve as a home base for me and my wife when I'm in between international assignments (10 days each 4 months) and would hold me and my wife's things (wedding gifts, furniture etc)My biggest problem is that we would only live in the condo about 20% of year, as we would be traveling abroad as part of my job.