Texas, and specifically Houston have diversified and modernized their economy like no other place in the country.In my opinion, there is no place in the country that compares with Texas for a business climate that is friendly to real estate investors.

Both bathrooms feature new vanities and counters, with a luxurious feel in the master boasting new white and grey marble flooring and modernized shower.

Used to be something called "lynx" that did text only display of websites, but I'm not sure if it is capable of displaying a modern website.

All high-ratio mortgages must be insured, either via CMHC or one of the two private insurers.Similarly there are two sets of guidelines for qualification:  High-ratio borrowers :Mortgage qualification is based upon the Bank of Canada Benchmark 5-year Conventional Mortgage Rate (V122521) - which is presently 4.64% [Note: This is also known as the mortgage qualifying rate];Maximum amortization is 25-years;maximum purchase price or "as improved" property value must be "less than" $1,000,000;borrower's gross debt service (GDS) "less than or equal to" 39% (CMHC prefers "less than or equal to" 32%);borrower's total debt service (TDS) "less than or equal to" 44% (CMHC prefers "less than or equal to" 40%); andproperty must be owner-occupied.Low-ratio borrowers:  If the lender bulk-insures their portfolio, they must qualify applicants using the the same rules as above.  

Over the years, I've self managed my investment account through purchase of value stocks have outperformed by benchmark (S&P 500) over the long term.My interest in real estate is to get my money working for me in a new way.

It’s very hands onB)You buy on the better blocks in that areaC)You remodel the units to modern standardsD)You select the best Sec 8 tenant in the pool.

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If vacant/under renovation Foremost or American Modern are a market. 

All of the homes in that neighborhood with that much land sell for 1.5-3million however this Sat on the market and went in and out of contract for a year… then eventually it sold for 800k… I did comps because I was curious and this was half the value of all relevant comps of site built homes on the same street … 1.3million was the lowest comp and 3.4 million was the comp for a remodeled modern farmhouse that was marketed well.

I’ve argued for a while now that students can get a better education spending 8 hours a day in the public library for four years than they can get at many modern colleges.