The next pressing issue we felt we needed to tackle right away was the lack of grounding on our electrical service.

There is no pain button they can press to force me to take a position one way or another.

counters are old tile, the cabinets are pressed board, the flooring is trashed but this unit has a value of ~$700K (for the one unit). 

Also remember she is living inside your house - if you press too hard she will destroy it before she finally leaves! 

(That's the advantage that smaller firms have--they don't have the broker/dealer's fee layer, which is very substantial and significantly effects the return.)I know that I've grown almost entirely by word of mouth, referrals from existing investors, press coverage, and networking.There are already fund-of-funds out there.

If you are an out of stater you can pretty much draw a circle around Austin to West San Antonio and be hard pressed to make a bad purchase as far as areas go.

But plan on selling it within the next 5 years and maybe be able to bypass some of the large ticket items that aren't pressing.

I'm buying a 1,685 sq ft house in NE SA and Mitchco (who did previous work about a decade ago) quoted 41 pressed pilings on slab foundation for a whopping $23k, and that's giving a discount for previous work.

Apparently reality TV shows, the press, and the general public do very much. :) Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Now if a tenant said "yup, hot off the press, I just printed all this in my basement, don't tell anyone, it should go through just fine" and you, with that knowledge, go to the bank and try to pass it THEN your an accomplice to a crime.