I have all my properties with American Modern and Allstate.  

I am always up for sitting down at a local coffee shop and just talking about real estate. 

here is the situation. i left a really good paying job to take care of my 81 year old parents because my dad is chronically ill and my mom is almost there. i wont go into too much detail, but my sis doesnt help them. ill leave it at that. we have a person who comes twice a week to help with cleaning and other household tasks. i carry the bulk of the weight cooking their meals, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up meds, and taking them to dr appointments. its a full time job. i get a small salary of $1000 a month from a care giver sub contractor for the VA. ive been paying my bills with what savings ive had, but only have a few months of funds left. i own a duplex. i have over 200k in equity. i live in texas and texas has weird laws about refi and heloc/heloans when the property is 4 units or less and owner occupied. i would rather not sell, but if thats my only option i will have to at some point.does anyone have any advice or possibly be able to point me to lenders who might be able to work with my situation?

The big wholesaling shops in our states are spending their own resources to actively lobby for wholesaling to prevent it from being banned.   

That will set the price points you can shop at.

Did you know 94% of Americans don't own a single investment property? 

I expect rents to go up a lot because less and less Americans can afford a house over time plus folks are far more mobile now so they may be inclined to rent vs buy.

We'll see PT stocking(at major shops) increase as we head into the holidays, I'm curious the amount of jobs versus previous years.In regards to how they coin it, it'll be things like light turbulence, a little hiccup, etc.

College students may appreciate a quiet study area or a place to visit with guests while their roommate studies in the apartment.Maybe there's a need for a coffee shop or other small business that needs very little room but also provides a service your tenants would be interested in?

It will require fabrication but you can negotiate that as well.There are a couple of shops that sell standard round over edge granite slabs, 25"x96" prefab, tier 1 for $98 each.