3) Donate 1% of our revenue to local community development or social causes We feel it is our duty as real estate investors, landlords, entrepreneurs to help make the communities we operate in better places to live for everyone.

As an example, I looked at a new 3/2 development in Pflugerville.  

The more you network and talk to people the more likely a relationship will develop and you can start to build that trust.

The using-none-of-your-own-funds can be done, but again might take some determination and having the right connections, which can take some time to develop! 

If you can spend the time before you actually move really developing a set of criteria, you'll be ready to jump on the ideal property when it comes up. 

We have been working to develop a team with whom we can work.

Hi all,I have read that the biggest RE developers (particularly commercial) have developed a skill to kind of "forecast" a location and / or a "sense" to know what can potentially be done with a building, my question is how am I developing that sense?

I was surprised by all the development.

In the sub $200K rental or flip market it’s a grind that doesn’t offer much ROI, and the high end developments are out of reach for me in this stage of my investments. 

As said, I am in the very early stages of developing my real estate plan.