Hi All! Looks for great real estate events or seminars that have been game changers for you all. I am just starting and have a tight marketing/education budget so I really only want to pick the best experiences that w...

Using your remaining amount will minimize the amount you have to come up with if you us an FHA on whatever remaining amount you have to spend.  

Moreover, the five-county metropolitan region experienced the highest home sales volume since July 2011 and the highest median sales price ever at $320,000.According to Steve Crorey, 2018 ABoR president, "This means we could see another uptick in home sales growth in August to end the summer selling season on a high note.”Here are basic stats on single-family home sales for July 2018 for the City of Austin and the greater Austin area:Demand for Central Texas housing remains incredibly high.

But as Boomers "retire" and Millennials postpone starting families due to career motivation it has been forecast that there could possibly be a plateau or even a slight decline in Pop Growth.

@Colin Savunen -  Well the reason because i am considering cash out refinance is from what i initially read is that I can get 85% of the value of my home just like a heloc. so for example my house is worth 170k i owe 50k so 85% is 144k , i pay off my old mortage and keep remaining $94k in my pocket. 

I have been slowly educating myself on real estate and have a huge interest and strong motivation to get going on this journey. 

A seller who has little motivation may negotiate hard on every aspect of the contract. 

and both offers have been accepted (motivated seller- Husband doing rental property and he has passed away - while working on a rental)  So both properties listed for 49,000 each...then $39,000.  

I suppose if I threaten that I will evict them on a certain day, it would give them the motivation to apply for places less desirable that they may be qualified for. 

How did he get there, what motivated him to get started initially, what are some of the biggest successes or mistakes he's had, what would he go back and tell himself if he was starting off as a newbie.