Hey guys, name is Chris WIlson, and I have been reading bigger pockets, along with others sites for a while. Currently I own 1 SFR, 2 duplex's and will close on another SFR in April 2014. I am an engineer with a fu...

I love San Antonio and it is my favorite city.

The architect will assemble the plans and submit the drawings to the city. 

I am looking into purchasing a plot of land somewhere around my state of Illinois to give myself leverage and motivation to develop it.

As others have stated that 500 cash flow is nice but as you realized you are going to spend some of that on expenses. 

Or again, how can I can one that works in all 50 states that is approved by different brokers?

Suggesting that owning property in Puerto Aventuras is better than buying in Playa and Tulum because some areas in the latter cities is akin to saying it's better to own property in a little town in Upstate New York than in New York City because there are crime problems in some areas of New York City.

I didn't have a specific clause in the lease about dog poop, but the lease did state that I would charge $100/hr for any maintenance that was due to tenant negligence.

I've had nothing but bad experiences with South State bank.

A lot of these blogs I am reading are from out of state with very low cost of living so I think If someone from this area could answer this, it would be very helpful for me.So my husband and I are currently living in one unit for the past 4 years that is part of a triplex/multifamily property in Belmont Heights in Long Beach, Ca.