If anyone has any information on where we can do some research to find out which neighborhoods are "hot" or moving pretty quickly, we would really appreciate any advice!

For quick screening, do you use a number higher than 50% when evaluating Houston area properties?  

Also you bring up a great point, post it in the housing section in sure you will get a response quickly.

Quickly, what I have learned is that in Texas, for a one to 4 unit is that a bank will loan on the lessor of these three:1) 75% of the purchase price in the first year of ownership 2) 75% of the appraised value or 3) 75% of cost of construction of new construction. 

I would also highly recommend the Rich Dad Poor Dad and E-myth books.

Hi  @Jarred DeArmas thank you for the quick response.

The negative is the quickness of how fast you can run your numbers before the deal is sold.

I have decent 9 to 5 job but I live in Los Angeles so money runs out quickly. 

Can't wait to get up to Alaska, thanks again for the quick response. 

I would love to gift it to her but we not that rich and that is why we want a formal agreement, just to cover our "investment".