And experiment is at the heart of what makes us human. 

Please find something better to invest your time into rather than a back and forth forum battle in an attempt to boost your ego.

I guess I was wondering what people think is an acceptable time frame for making your money back on:-capital expenditures that are needed right away(e.g. drop 10k on roof and boilers to make it habitable, don't make that back until the end of year 2) -improvements to units that boost income(e.g. drop 10k to improve, boost rent by $100 = ~8 years to begin profiting)And with immediate capital expenditures, how do you price those into the sale price?

We get calls and letters all the time asking are we selling our house as inventory is low and not many people are leaving the Austin area.All in all things should not slow down anytime soon.Why Invest in Austin, TXAs “The Heart of Texas” – Austin is the 4th largest city in Texas, and the 11th largest city in the U.S.

Summary: do the following 6 steps for 10 min eachS.A.V.E.R.SSilence (prayer/meditate)AffirmationsVisualizeExercise (stretch, jumping jacks to get heart pumpimg)ReadScribe  (journal)Game changer I tell ya!

Now you have to cover your debt service with your own income and it gets you away from your passive income goal.However, we're entrepreneurs at the heart of this crazy game and I'm a firm believer in making sure we are connected mind-body-spirit in order to  be great entrepreneurs.

Anyone know of a good V.A. or third party business that is a pro at running facebook and google ads, to help boost your business?

Specifically, I am in need of something for direct mail and email campaigns (although I am not opposed to using a different management software for each, if the results are markedly better).Ideally, I would like to find a system that helps automate, organize, and analyze the various campaigns my company runs, with a boost in conversion rate being the ultimate end goal.

There's also no reason why extending your hold period can't boost your return.  

Call up the collection agency and dispute the information, it'll be removed from the scoring and boost you up.