Well, a hardy welcome to you, @Michael Hill, and a belated welcome to you, @Michael Lee.

Im a native Bostonian who fell in love with DC and decided to stay here permanently.  

I certainly screen my tenants hard. I

How hard is it to get a repair contractor to my site without a service agreement?

I am a 27 year old DFW native and haven't ever left due to the metroplex being such a good place to be. 

If you go to the native iphone podcasting app, just search for BiggerPockets OR if you search by categories -- select the Business category and we're typically ranked top 10 or so.On our app, just swipe to the right to reveal our menu and you'll see a link there for the podcast.

IT was very hard I had some very motivated folks.. however I needed to find that balance of motivation experience and capacity.. many had some but not all.. and I did not want a project that did not work and I did not want someone shooting all their bullets at this as well.

@Pearline Hardy and @Daria B., a Master Lease is when you take control of a property and have an option to purchase it at a set date in the future.

1) i know how to build it... my biggest concern is the permits.. how hard is it to turn a 2 bed to 5 bed.. permit wise.2) also how much more can you charge if you have 3 extra bedrooms?

Great tips @Pearline Hardy .