Been there with the dry wood termites.

Here in dry and arid SoCal, we try to make the landscaping on our rentals low-maintenance and water-friendly.

newbie here so please be patient with me :) my business partner and i have been working with a real estate agent who's cdpe cetified and have found some good properties for us. we have been looking for about a month and a half and haven't gotten a property to work on. we have found some potentials and have put in a couple offers at asking price. with those offers, we have gotten beaten out due to owner occupants or other investors who bid a lot higher than asking price. we are looking to make about 15k-20k per property and sticking to that because anything under 15k isn't worth it to us, we would rather wait for a better potential which is possible in my market since we put in 2 offers that would have made at least 15k. we like to have guidelines for purchasing our properties and stick to a game plan. with that being said, do we need to adjust or re-strategize our game plan with this dry/competitive market right now?

Nothing against Texas and there is great investment there but I can't stand that hot dry heat.

Another hint for those that live in the cold, dry air portions of the US this time of year.Use white vinegar to clean out your humidifier.

He bought himself a fancy $100 drying rack and got rid of the one I had. 

IF and WHEN there is a full blown blood in Wall Street (... and we not there yet), you need to have your powder dry and be ready for this incredible opportunity as an investor when the whole world will be on SALE.

It may seem like more work to lay the tile twice. but the elimination of having to pull up tile or trying to do cuts while your thinset is drying will  be worth the extra effort. 

Its on the Gulf of Mexico in a high and dry slip. 

I'd hold on to the other half for taxes and dry powder for future deals.