I'm not defending this practice, but the situation is that new investors can make dozens and dozens of inquiries to a lender on deals that never come to fruition.

In my opinion, this design would look even better with a tile roof, but I guess with your hail storms, that is not practical?

My relationship manger at the bank has explained that obtaining a mortgage over here is a non-starter as my credit history in the US is practically non-existent and I don't have the two years worth of tax returns needed as a minimum requirement.

As for the tax question, I don't know off the top of my head, its not a common issue in my practice, but I can look it up for you this week when I get back into the office (maybe sooner).I love senior the plan you have laid out in your profile.

Im not saying it doesnt happen but Its not common practice to use a directional boring machine on a gravity sewer.

I feel like from a practical standpoint for investors I would want to find areas with cheaper houses that have higher rents, but I'm not sure how I would go about finding which areas would be best for that.

Went by another shopping center, Wal-Mart looked like an average Sunday morning, the Home Depot was empty, about 20 cars a Target.I didn't see what went on yesterday on Thanksgiving, some stores opened yesterday.The streets are practically empty too, very strange on any day at 8 AM, but on Black Friday.......whatsup?

Not trying to deny you information or education, just trying to have a practical approach.

We are studying other successful organizations and hope to learn many best practices from this forum!

It takes lots of practice to be able to convert leads to an actual transaction.