Hubby and I have been fortunate enough to work abroad through our company, and lived in both Malaysia and Norway before returning to Houston in 2015. 

I been fortune enough to meet several partners and we have gathered a pretty decent initial bank roll to start small projects.

They gave us enough tid bits and motivational speaking to think "wow I could really make a fortune if I put my mind to this!"

It was definitely a challenge to get a bank to work with me but fortunately the property was in a holding company and Desjardins Commercial was willing to refi the duplex as a commercial loan.

I'm sure it's possible to make a fortune with rehabs out of my local area, but that's just a lot of headache that I'd rather not deal with.Plans can always change and you can see if it works well for you or not.Yeah, that's the funny part about all this.

Didn’t want to pay a fortune for it and we wanted to add our own touches.

I was fortunate to have cash on hand to make the repairs, but I could see how this process could sink a first time investor and have them never buy another one again!

Fortunately, I haven’t needed him yet.

@Benjamin Hammerly you're fortunate that you don't have to look any further than your own back yard.

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