Plus having a 3rd party opinion will help a ton if this ends up in court.The tenants are of the attitude right now of, "Why the hell should I care, they'll just come fix it, call'em up honey," when they need to be thinking, "Damn, sewer is backed up, who the hell threw the wipes down the toilet again!

With brand new equipment and yearly inspections in place, here's to hoping I don't hear a damn thing from tenants about a busted furnace/AC for a long, long time, if ever.

How are you renting this house out first with this hard-money loan outstanding?

If you go into more residential areas further west, you'll find more single-family areas, and if you go further north of Dallas, you'll find newer cities that aren't outstanding for investors.

Pull permits before you touch a Damn thing in the house.

The outstanding mortgage is 3.5%. 

. - yes, I do have the caring social work mentality lol ): - well, it might be human nature, but you aren’t getting anything back from all the fees the government tags on us.. permit fees, housing fees, landlord fees... if you can name it, it comes with a fee and most of the time youWon’t get a damn thing back from paying the fees of life.

Damn I wish it would slow down. :)I have 1 year leases and cannot play catchup on the rent increases fast enough!

@Jay Goscinski, may I share your comment on my Facebook page titled "Damn the Recession"?

As everyone has mentioned, there is always someone who says "I wish I did it myself" when they hire a property manager, and the ones that say "Damn, its not worth the headache".