Sometimes it got boring or tedious, but most of the time I chose that over TV or going out or any other "filler" of my free time.If you make REI a priority in life, working an 8 hour day doing something else shouldn't even slow you down.

One good thing about southside is there are a lot of slumlords and most tenants have been with one or two in their life so they do appreciate a good home when they get into one.Buy low and sell high!

Are you wanting more 'nice', or 'adventerous', or what kind of style would you like?

I call it the Southwest Airlines style!

There are no sure things in life and everybody sucks at stuff when they're first starting out.

Take no prisoners, who cares about these bottom feeders, they are the low life of the industry, trash them out, go for the jugular, put them out of business and burn the bridge, there is no bridge to save with these scum balls!

Additionally, as I enter phase II of life (the big "R" not too far off), I am in search of advice on good ways to build revenue streams from investment properties (single/duplex/ multi-family).

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

Sometimes you just need to move on and try to work with someone more compatible with your style.

I began educating myself with books and eventually joined Lifestyles here in Houston and began my push to start to invest in real estate.