Great plan.The other thing other than ensuring you have all the proper protections in place is to make sure you have the education and knowledge of exactly what it is you are doing.

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How are you going to ensure maintenance is taken care of?

Realquest .real fast data I divide these estimates by 4 and come up with an closer estimate and use my judement. .

I put an electric "stove" style fire in an old coal fireplace in one of my first rentals, partly to ensure that the tenants didn't try to light a fire there

According to our last AZREI meeting, their crazy extensive data shows that we have had and continue to have the highest and fastest growth, appreciation and rent rates in the nation - stable for years.

I do not do SFR but an example would be an investor wanting a property for 50k in a nice area that throws off 1,000 in rent when all the data says all these properties are transacting with multiple offers at 75,000.

For example we have a few MLS systems in So Cal and most share data through the CARETS system HOWEVER some local MLS's do not.

Greater Houston is a great place for real estate investments given the deflated prices compared to other US markets & the impressive population growth.Here are a few tips in this market:- lack of zoning makes knowledge of subdivisions(neighborhoods) VERY important; so know your numbers by subdivisions, i.e DOM, avg sales & rental price per sqft etc- market in Houston below $150k is overpopulated right now- too many people & too many transactions- so don't be fooled by recent sales data since they may be inflated; true value of SF investment properties should be driven by cap rates; SF rental market in Houston in north of 10% cap rateLet us know if we can assist on any way- we provide data to help investors find their own off-market deals.

Ridiculous.I recommend you speak with Housing personally to ensure coverage is an option.