I've also been reading real estate books on my kindle app on my phone.My experience in real estate thus far is owning a condo here in Orange County for the last few years and having roommates to ease the pain of the mortgage.

Closing was a pain as the seller's were hard to deal with.

It may be such a pain for her that she'll drop listing :)

Regarding your last post about fixing/flipping here in New York City, I feel your pain.

For starters, I've been looking and asking around the board for a good paper application I can steal and use for myself for a week or so and keep getting directed to online sites.And yes, printing all those apps and hand delivering them to the tenant is high-maintenance for me, plus I don't really want tenants who don't have computer access - I've had them before and they were a pain to keep in contact with.Also, my local competition uses RentApp.And, I've been told to not show the house until the tenant has filled out an application.

I believe in no pain no gain, so I look forward to the challenge.

Frustration may set in from time to time but the truth is, frustration is like pain, it tells you where the problem is.

JonathanThere are several REALLY sharp and extremely successful investors in Wichita Falls.

This will be no less painful, but a lot quicker, than a off-the-cuff partnership.

It can make it easier to get time to work on the house but having folks living in it can be a pain as well.