makes a lot of sense. thank you for the advice. your responses actually opened my eyes to what i should be focused on. appreciate your time and responses.

My guess is that you will rub your eyes a couple times.

I live in the Taylors area and I am just getting started but if you ever need a hand or an extra set of eyes feel free to contact me.Michael

One tip that I picked up here is while you are starting out and saving money for your investments, start driving / visiting areas you would like to invest in so you get a feel for prices, rents , house conditions etc, and visit and look at lots of homes and open houses so your eye get used to looking at repairs / upgrades that are normal in a particular market.

Crazy how fast 3 people jumped on board BP and their first (and only in one case) post was to pimp out this company...good eye Wendell!!!

The postcard could hypnotically suggest that there is a greater problem that you can solve, but it will not directly implicate them as having a problem, as they have been chosen randomly due to the fact that they have property.The advantage to you would be the cost, and since your belt is not quite as tight anymore you could spend more cash to get in front of more eyes.

I'd like to buy possibly in/near Indianapolis or Amarillo, but don't want to throw my money away.How do I determine if a prop manager is reliable, upstanding, trustworthy, dependable, a good businessman with an eye to taking care of his clients, (me) and honest?

Hello to all...The post caught my eye ...

I listened to Podcast 12 again tonight (Sharon's), and her metrics regarding repeated touches are eye-opening.How many months have you budgeted for?

I'm trying to follow a loose criteria of: 1 only buying things that I would be personally willing to live in, 2. in areas that I'd be willing to live in, 3. dont need too much money to have  a nice refresh so they look more up to date 4. are close to my home so I can keep an eye on them, and maintain them as needed. 5.