All things that increased the value of the properties and made them more valuable and more desirable. 

It's tempting to think that the market is just going to go up and up and up over the short-term future.

I'm trying to fill a nicely refurbished house in a county with very little rental property available and desirable schools.

Houston is the 4th largest city in the US for a reason...jobs...and jobs are not going to go anywhere until alternative fuels have been found!

Is getting on a wholesaler's buyer list a good way to go as this cuts out a lot of time and hard work as to finding the great deals?

ANY help at all is greatly appreciated- Don't know where else to go for this but BP.

A few friends who is not accredited investor would like to go in with me by relying on my analysis.

I know hard money loans may be the way to go, but I am considered about the refinancing process.

My mom wants to partner with me and buy property together since she has perfect credit and a better chance at being taken seriously by the banks that will give us a mortgage. we are going to go 50/50 on the down payment and all expenses/maintenance. we will be getting an fha loan and putting 3.5% down which will allow us to have a big emergency fund.

In the simplest of terms, "Barney" style if you will, can someone tell me how to go about doing a For Sale By Owner route??