I bought my first to the criteria belowFile NameNewList01-14-14aCount300 (excludes duplicate mailing addresses)DatabaseCreate Your OwnCreated Date01-14-14,5:31Purge Date07-13-14List of CriteriaZIP + Radius 77389 (20 mile radius)(All) Combined Loan To Value 21-30 %Equity(%) 40 to 100 %Bedrooms 3-5ADDRESS-COMPLETENESS Mailing Address CompleteCORPORATE-OWNED ExcludeSelected Bundle ElementsPending Auction SaleReports SelectionOnly Records 300Records From 1Records To 300Search Output Fields Owner 1 Label NameOwner 1 Last NameOwner 1 First NameOwner 1 Middle NameOwner 1 SuffixOwner 2 Label NameOwner 2 Last NameOwner 2 First NameOwner 2 Middle NameOwner 2 SuffixOwner Care Of NameMail AddressMail CityMail StateMail ZIP CodeMail ZIP+4Mail Zip/Zip+4Mail Carrier RouteMail CountryProperty AddressProperty House NumberProperty House Number PrefixProperty House Number SuffixProperty House Number 2Property Pre DirectionProperty Street NameProperty Street Name SuffixProperty Post DirectionProperty Unit NumberProperty CityProperty StateProperty ZIP CodeProperty ZIP+4Property Zip/Zip+4Property Carrier RouteCountyCombined LTV RatioZip CodeEquity (%)BedroomsWhen I looked at one of the properties on the Harris county tax records auction it said no tax due?

Deductible is $1000 I did not want personal property coverage since the appliances I am leaving do not cost more than $1000 combined, but even with that it was going to be $630.

A combination of dummy cameras and no trespassing signs could help deter the average trespasser.

Often, I wish I could convert the entire PM into a thread for the benefit of all (perhaps a future programming function for @Joshua Dorkin )With that said, I really encourage all members, both new to BP, new to investing, I seasoned vets to ask their questions in the forums so not only one person can answer, but many providing better feedback with many points of views on questions where they consist of opinions and experience rather than simple facts.Clearly there are cases where the question is much more of a personal and private issue and not as appropriate fir public forum view, therefore, these types of questions should remain in a private PM ore email.I still encourage those to PM me, but I do suggest to all that they use the forums as often as possible as you will certainly get much more out if it!

A typical example is a $330K Duplex, with combined $3000/month rent. $8K for property tax and $1K for insurance.

That combined with a price list my wife and I made for materials makes me feel comfortable with the number. 

And combined with depreciation, this allows us some great tax benefits.Because of the way loan amortization works, most of our interest charges are paid early in the mortgage and very little principal is paid until late in the loans term.

I plan to purchase more investment properties and I'm tired of giving a percentage of my commision to my managing broker does it make sense to combine the two and start my own real estate managing office and investment company?

I've analyzed 40 markets on their economic and demographic trends combined with housing affordability and ROI and both come up very favorably.

Indeed, the thought of pulling out walk-ins and hoods has kept me from going full ahead with a repurpose, hoping someone with some skill will step in to operate a fully functional space.