Lehigh can be very profitable if you have the right people who know the area and the right house.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

Find some in your area to attend and meet people.

If you are near break even on the investment, it is still a phenomenal investment, because other people are paying it off.Look at it like your 401K - it isn’t cash flowing either - yet we are dutifully tossing money into it month after month.  

I think one place to consider is Sherman/Denison area.Lots of growth coming that way.It's about 45 minutes north of the main DFW Metroplex, but plenty of people commute and there are plenty of demand drivers there.

I would tell people that if you are gonna spend !

I know that it will never get to that point but I wanted to establish that verbally.Realistically, once I leave it's not like I'm going to be getting rent for that unit anyway so if he's late I won't really consider it the end of the world.Would love to hear people's honest thoughts.Thanks,

This is a great place to learn and to connect with people so take advantage of all the great resources.

However, I'm sure many people have, especially if they have images or floor plans of the houses/other features and lots of data. 

1/ A lot of people are funding deals using hypothecations.2/ More people doing npn's in NY than I expected.3/ There are opportunities to table fund seller finance deals.4/ I suck at ax throwing.