We are in a fast growing area,Williamson County, north of Austin.

A good engineered wood can easily stand up to the demands of a kitchen and half bath and I would never break up the transition of an entryway into another area with a change of flooring.

Hi,Does anyone have experience in the so called Iron Triangle area in Richmond, I heard it's a crime neighborhood 10 years ago, anything changed since then?

Thank you all for welcoming me, I look forward to listening to the pod cast to get more educated on what's new, what's old and what's works today, I know a lot has changed in the last 4-5 years, with the housing market, even in a good market for homebuyers, I need to be more sharp on what applications and techniques work, I also have a question is it better to be a realtor in the investing segment of real estate?

I'm finding deals, but it's taking twice as much work and they get snapped up twice as fast.

First you must determine if you want to purchase the service station operating business and lease the real estate, purchase the real estate and be a landlord to the station operator, or purchase both the operating business and the real estate.Many of the best locations are either owned by oil companies and leased to operators, or have restrictive contracts with severe penalties for changing gas suppliers.  

If anyone knows that area of the world, is my Vacancy %, Repairs %, Capital Expenditures %, Property Management Fee % set up correctly or does it need to be updated / changed?

So I just inherited a good chunk of change and I want to get into real estate.

@Danny Wu - thanks and best of luck to you too@Dave Bolduc- I have been researching the East Rock area as a potential invest location but find the swift changes from neighborhood to neighborhood difficult to judge without knowing the area better.  

Encourage the tenant to make certain the litter boxes are changed often to prevent accidents (I keep mine in a bathtub in a bathroom we don't use).