Be humble or get humbled is the choice as I see it ... this is not true when the market is good, but boy does it ever become true when it turns.

My thoughts were to build up some equity along the way and get locked into a good interest rate on a humble starter home and then when I sell 5-7 years down the road and trade up, I can use that equity (from appreciation, forced appreciation, and payments towards principle)  towards a downpayment on our true family home. 

These are just one humble mans opinions.

Just my humble opinion.

I am looking for for recommendations for an investor friendly real estate agent in the Houston, TX and Humble, TX area.

I'm sure by many people here on BP.A few humble ideas from someone who has done hundreds of RE closings for others as an agent, and dozens on my own behalf.1.

My humble opinion is that you either need a lot of money or a lot of time to start getting consistent leads when you are starting out.

The best way to get started in my humble opinion is with the podcast here on BP.

.- last note, and that may be hard to swallow, but in my humble opinion, any investor could benefit from running the scenario in their head of having to let an investment go and losing it if times get really tough, as terrible as it may be.

Yes Bergen Lafayette is The nextup-and-coming neighborhood in Jersey City although you have to be pretty acquainted with the area since there are still some sketchy streets the neighborhood, The Heights is a great neighborhood but it is already overpriced by far, That's just my humble opinion, do we have any of their BP investors active in JC?