So much is happening so don't forget to celebrate your small victories!!!!

Hi all.First let me introduce myself.My name is Victor, I have been living in the Austin area for 10 years now, originally from Spain.I bought my first home in Austin in 2009, and sold it for a good profit in 2013, when I married, to buy another home with my wife.Ever since, I have been wanting to invest some money in real state, mostly to avoid just having cash seating in the bank, and build some equity for the time when we retire.At different times we have looked at different types of properties, but for one reason or another we would just stop looking for a while and then start over again.Just a few months we started looking again, I wanted to find some investment property that provided some positive cash flow, but after talking with some friends, realtor, mortgage broker... it seemed that it could be better to find another property to move to, and rent our current home out, since we got it at a good price in 2013 and should get a good rent.Now, while looking for that, I found a house I thought had good potential with some renovations, and long story short, we ended up in a contract to purchase it.

So, I invested in VictorPest Rat Zapper (Victor is the company that makes the original snap mouse traps) It runs on batteries and it zaps the rats with electric voltage, they die instantly.

Ok, I know this deal is tiny but it was a victory for me nonetheless.

"Victory to the Swift" is the angle we chose to work. 

Those who have more info I currently live in Victory Lakes in League City.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

CorrectI was planning on talking to my realtor and see if the ARV  is what I think it is and talk to the seller see if he takes 120k and also talk to a bank to see if I could de a cash out.Thanks Victor , I just might do that

These are little victories but both 'firsts' for me and are building my confidence that I can do this real estate thing as my only gig before too long.

Good luck Victor. I