If you add the cost of cooling, property taxes, and so forth, the total cost of living in Texas is a wash with the total cost of living in coastal southern California. 

Meaning I now own this property with $0 out of pocket, and in fact, extra $ in my pocket (so I can rinse/wash/repeat)The property easily cash flows with this debt, and it's in a hip area so I can count on good appreciation.  

On day three I was tired of wasting time listening to Phil brag so I cornered him as asked when he was going to explain how to generate leads; for online marketing which keywords was he bidding on and what turned a click into a conversion.

And yes, I am going to come out and say what Bruce and I both know, that those "GC's" who say hog-wash, they will use whatever materials, there just broadcasting how inexperienced they are because 100% of GC's come to land on this point that they, exclusively, supply materials, with experience accrued of the folly of doing it otherwise. 

Foundation cracks, horizontal or otherwise, tend to be more troubling when there has been movement of one, or both sides of the crack/fault.If that is simply parging over brick, it is also possible your crack is a washed out mortar joint between two courses of brick - then you have a new mystery to find out from where came the water.Is the inside face of the foundation wall visible?

Okay, let's play this out: Would you not sue a car wash that has wrecked your car just because it's an LLC?

I used to cut lawns and wash cars as a kid for money and did not need a license, insurance, or SS# so things have definitely changed.

Hi,I wanted to get some thoughts on a self serve car wash that I recently became aware of.  

You traditionally want 10% set aside for ordinary maintenance (broken doorknob, repair the washing machine, etc.) which is closer to $200 a month but he only accounts for $125.4.

Great tenants so haven't been any issues since I've owned them. 2 units are in the Wash.