Find me at the local Dallas REIA events or contact me here on BiggerPockets if you are interested.

So then it's all about paying your lender out of pocket until your unit is filled. 5% is what to prep for in the event of a space becoming vacant.

The Wholesaleing strategy has been one I don't love because most of the Guru's and events that come though town tell every body how easy it is and how they can do it with no money out of pocket.

As for the “she would get half if we divorce”.....she would get half anyway, FL divides up assets acquired after marriage 50/50 in the event of a divorce.  

Hey everyone, I have wanted to get into real-estate for a few years now and after attending a Fortune Builders work shop I have decided to take the plunge.

I was thinking early evening either Friday 2/1 or Saturday 2/2.If a few people here are willing to commit to meet up I'll post the event in the events section and see if we can get a larger group together.  

Do you have any real estate investing groups that you could attend to work on your network and further your education? 

As long as the tenant screening is strong, your turnovers would be minimal (not factoring in life altering event). 

Estimate your rents contracting by the maximum amount you could see them declining by in the event of a recession (i.e. 20% decline in rents).

In the highly unlikely event that the local jurisdiction isn't familiar with the law (some law police are not familiar with the law), than any higher court that sees this case on appeal will GLADLY make sure you never make this same mistake again.