Just my opinion... but of course Ive got no exposure to liability for it!!

The issue with Houston is, of course, the Hurricane/Named Storm exposure.

You can go here... http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/environmental-health/exposure-topics/lead/ and on the right hand side of the screen there are "related links" with "Database of Lead Inspections for Homes in Mass" as a choice.

Not to mention you get signs, lockbox, mls exposure.

Yep both are awesome, also investclub for women that met last night in Irvine.Also in North San Diego you have NSDREI also there is Long Beach FIBI.I'll be at Investors Workshops next week for sure, I'm doing the bonus session.

You could also just use a local bank for 1-4 unit properties, as they don't adhere to Fannie limits, though they will likely still have exposure limits to individual borrowers, expressed as either units or total loan volume, but this is often based on just that bank's exposure to you, not your total loan exposure as Fannie counts it.You could sell your most appreciated properties, where the current rent yields have declined due to price appreciation, then go out and purchase undervalued properties with higher rent yields, focusing on 3-plexes or 4-plexes where you get more bany for your buck on the Fannie loan tally.

I am hesitant to promise a bonus for finishing early because I think that it would encourage short cuts.

My thought was finding a GC who I could work with on the first property or two to get some exposure to the repairs involved and the costs associated.

It is a bonus to tenants to do month to month because they can give their 30 days and leave whenever they want..... not such a bonus to the landlord.

Thank you @Brandon Turner, I would appreciate the exposure.