Thanks Ralph, you reiterated a point that I had long since forgotten, that any state that I intend to LL in I need to know with some fluency what the LL/Tenant Acts state.

I use Zillow mostly to locate the area the property is in. I

So I am over at the duplex and the one tenant told me she'd really like to do some landscaping and was wondering if I could buy a few plants for her to put in.. I

A property you live in is not an investment.

If this is a money making deal for the site, I'd suggest you set up an educational side on this site as another site does where people can participate or not, just running the site and the forum does not turn you into a guru (IMO) just watch who you let in! I

Please continue to weigh in...I do appreciate the input and will continue to consider various approaches to see if this will work out!

I do much better with Linked-in. I

The dilemma I'm in is my deal that I originally got with a 17k mortgage to pay off, then 3k to the seller and 2k to me (22k in all), has now come to $24,500 and that's not including my assignment fee.

I'm sure this rural market I live in is different than the Austin market of which he is such an expert.

Now this is where my stupid genes kick in. I