Until you break that log jam the market is going to largely stay frozen.

A scope is especially important on properties where the sewer line would be particularly expensive to replace (for instance, if the sewer line replacement would require breaking up and re-pouring a driveway, or removing numerous mature trees--these things can cost significantly more money above and beyond the cost of replacing the sewer line). 

I know cash flow can be challenging in Texas but if you are anywhere near break even it's a win as long as you're in a good area because values are only doing one thing over time in that DFW metro.

You want to have long discussions about your goals, how to break a tie when you don't agree, and you should always have the exact same amount in the account.

Land development can seem complicated, but breaking it down step by step makes it much easier to manage.

Innovators today brag of being agent's of corporate goliath's with action plans to break new ground to "sell-out" to ___ giant.

And the posters unwavering belief that somehow these Feds are going to drop all investigations, prosecutions, politicking, taking coffee breaks, etc. and jump on their complaints putting the “full force” of the Federal government down on the subject company and its managers and feed them to the lions.   

Appreciation is good in TX but I’m breaking even the first couple years when I buy here.

Sometimes it's better to only put the minimum down because the break isn't significant enough when you put down the extra 5%. 

Pulled this together for a RE Investor meet up on how "today's tech stack" is breaking down historical concerns of STRs being a time-suck for RE Investors when looking at either purchasing properties for STR deployment or evaluating assets for STR usage vs other strategies.