At first it was hard to see them because they are mostly black and our shingles are black, but as I looked closer I saw hundreds of the things, mostly on one half of one side of our roof. 

Purchase a duplex (no quads in the area), have half the mortgage paid by tenant.The pros and cons of each should be apparent.  

Hi All, I've been in the states for about 3 years now, but have only really built up about a year and a half worth of credit.

But right out of the gate as a newbie, I feel like it's the easiest route for my given circumstances.I would rather have 4 GREAT deals than mediocre deals that I don't have enough equity to pull a decent portfolio loan from.

-half of a duplex if the other side is owner occupiedLinks to the proposed bills are below.http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtex...http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/billtex...http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Search/DocViewer.as...Personally, I'm thankful that the state is creating a framework for the operation and expansion of the vacation rental model. 

Home is valued at 115k... with the owner owing 81k to the bank, I figured that they would short sale it for half the price of the home.

The bank sold it at almost half the value of what the note buyer is asking for.

I faced thus some time ago and was faced with a challenge because some many of my deals gave long gestation times or are complicated.So, I offer a total % of profit and have broken down as half a fee for info about the opportunity, and the other half for contact info, usually in the form of an intro to all principals. 

Agree with @James Wise pricing it right is half if not more of the marketing. 

Note that this is not appreciation, it is just your hard asset retaining it's value while the money is only worth half of what it used to be.Say you then did a tax and cost free exchange of a carbon copy house across the street.