As a bonus you could make sure this was where you wanted to do subsequent deals: I'm looking to jump into Texas so for me it would be near / in Austin.

When I accept a buyer, and a subsequent buyer application, can I: a.

That is, all subsequent taxable returns will be reduced each year by at least your marginal rate.

Then you can "play" it back to make subsequent offers.

Did the market follow the bubble and subsequent burst as the rest of the US did?

I spend the next day and every subsequent day working on those items that have been texted and prioritized into my to do list.

Do I do the refi because I should be cash flowing each month but add 10yrs back to my term and all the subsequent interest as well or do I stay the course and try to pay it off quicker?

My goal is to invest and flip my first property and use the proceeds as a leverage for subsequent properties.

@Stephen Doyon:Hi Steven, I would agree with your perspective regarding the population, units available and subsequent deal availability.The original discussion was more about the number of BP members from this area vs other areas.

exactly....you would NOT believe what we have seen pulled out of the blower motor because they removed the filter (but forgot to replace it).We even had one filter so clogged it got sucked into the blower motor fins & was subsequently shredded.I can remember the days when you had to go in once a month & oil the blower motor bearings by hand but those suckers ran forever.