I have been a Bigger Pockets listener for the past year or so and finally decided to take the leap into investing.

Debt to Income ratios are huge factors when banks are deciding to approve a loan for you. 

However; after only 10 days of owning it, someone decided to burn it down - or atleast half of it.

If you do decide to look into this market feel free to reach out. 

Hi Sam, it's great that you have decided to start investing in real estate.

I already had a tenant lined up ready to sign a 1 year lease but after hearing about this family's circumstances I decided to meet with them and show them the house.

How did you guys decide to handle capex?

Every investor has different goals, strategies, risk tolerance, etc and it all will affect how they decide to go about their acquisitions.That being said, when talking commercial real estate you ultimately have one goal: keep your income as high as possible and your expenses as low as possible which then translates into a higher NOI and in consequence a higher value of the property.

Since I don't want to sell the house, I am deciding to try out renting. 

In 2002, we were at Fort Hood, TX and decided to buy a starter home for our family.