Ok, that's great news.

Just be sure to connect with a turnkey operation with a ton of muscle and excellent in-house property management.

The garage apartments in the back are excellent for singles or students because they're smaller and usually a little bit less on the rent cost. if you'd like to look up some examples of those setups here in Houston and you're using the BP insights or other data tools, look up zip code 77004, 77005, and 7700 6.

As a next step we would walk the property with a foundations expert, but, who better to get some opinions from then the excellent BP community!

Bad news first.

That way, when a deal pops up you can confidently say that the numbers work after plugging it into your pre-made excel model.

Excellent work!

If you have excellent credit, you may be able to get a deal, but there also my be some creative ways to get your first property.I am president of a Baltimore area REIA, so take that in to consideration when I tell you that you should join one or more groups and make connections that can help you get a better idea of what is happening in the market from people who have been investing for many years.

Andrew Weiner at USA Property Management in Beachwood is an excellent resource for all your property management needs in this market.

It wouldn't surprise me if almost everyone delivering the news or hosting a show gets that kind of deduction if it is not provided for by the contract with the studio.