. - waterfall shower heads- upgraded tile in smaller bathrooms. - tile shower in master instead of an insert- vinyl floors throughout except bathroomWhat other things are good to consider???

You can lay out your financial situation to them and they can give you a general idea of what you may be able to accomplish with your current financial situation.

@Gustavo BrisenoUsually when purchasing a property with seller financing, you will submit a LOI (letter of intent) to the owner that lays out the major terms of the purchase, which will include your proposed seller financing.

I am visiting San Antonio in a couple of weeks, from the 13th-16th to get a lay of the land before i move at the start of May to Teach and invest.

I am now working "in" my tile installation company, which does provide me enough time to pursue REI.  

Thank you SO much for laying that out for me.

Laying down fake grass around both houses.

Specialty roof systems such as Tile, metal, stone coated steel, composite slate and shake.

We have 17 years under our belt and there is never a ton of cash laying around from a SFH rental for incidentals.

I worked on our units kicking in carpet, installing tile floors, painting, cleaning etc. until I could afford to have someone else do it.The Pros: I learned what it takes to do a job; I have an appreciation for what it takes and I pay my guys accordingly.