Presumably you can also protect against this with the aforementioned neighborhood growth trends.A lot of money has been spent and lost trying to use the best information out there to determine local buying decisions at the property level.

The site I used made it easy to compare local quotes and find affordable options without compromising on quality.

Have done tons of research into taking loans etc, but probably settling on getting 20% DP and 6 months worth of monthly costs (maintenance/mortgage/utilities).Started looking to my state laws and saw I need 3 years experience to even get a MN broker license and was wondering how I should go about that.Does that mean I have to sell houses or is there a way to become an employee under an existing property manager?

In addition, the city of San Diego has very unfriendly to LL tenant laws.  

And take their advice, Every state has different laws pertaining to evictions.

It would be very helpful if any of you can help me find expert on code violation and tenant law: expediter or real estate lawyer. 

Does not have to be local, since these are mostly general issues, not State (I've used advisors in other states but for other issues). 

My local loan officer said I would be able to get a loan up to $450k, if I rent my current home out and the property, I’m going for is a duplex+.

I don't know Texas laws, but it's likely that the Texas landlord-tenant act provides that a tenant is responsible for damages to the premises.

, what made you feel secure taking the leap with hard money and going after that first flip.Partnering with an investor or doing seller financing would be ideal, but I'm still growing my network by cold calling other investors and real estate agents and attending local events.