I have a good relationship with the bank and we started the refi process a few weeks ago.I just received a call today from the banker and he said that we may have a problem.

Her relationship with others is irrelevant, especially in a small town.

-Set goals for investing as well as personal accomplishmentsFor me I learned a long time ago I have a love/hate relationship with lists of things to accomplish.

I suppose its just a matter of building a relationship and following through when the criteria is met and a good deal comes through for all parties.

People get frustrated with them because they move slower than other investment methods and a lot of people need ways to get capital so they can buy rentals which forces rentals to come later rather than sooner, but in general, starting with rentals is excellent because they teach you the fundamentals first, then you can use those to be really strong in other areas.

Now I track everything in Excel.

I thought the Dallas REI expo was excellent and will continue to attend every year.

I myself am an iphone guy but recently purchased a Microsoft surface which I find to be very helpful because I use excel and onenote quite a bit.

Don't start your tenant/landlord relationship on the wrong foot.

Just be careful about taking ANY money from them as that might legally bind you as a landlord/tenant relationship.