Advanced topic - buying up debt at a discount on a home can be a great tactic to give you an advantage at a sale. 

Hi Jeff,I appreciate that insight - its a good one, but my day job takes the vast majority of my work week and I am not sure of a good way to maximize my efficiency vetting the people for that process. 

All of this provides the public with more protection against major theft or loss of funds.

Also, I’ve always used one major bank for all my real estate transactions because they’ve consistently had better rates than others but this was for primary/secondary homes – are there Banks out there that are known for lower rates for investment properties?

Not sure if you have considered it but we are experiencing a major growth all over Texas but more specifically within the Texas Triangle: Dallas-Ft Worth on the north side, San Antonio on the lower west side with Austin-San Marcos-Round Rock in the middle and Houston on the east side. 

The rehab is mostly cosmetic and we will be doing the majority of the work ourselves.

The major killers of condo income is the HOA fees and assessment fees that cover any big ticket items like major roofing repair, major plumbing repair or repainting the building just to name a few.When you really consider all the options, sometimes it’s better to invest OOS in a SFH and have a PM.To your success!

I'm just getting started in REI and before I make any major moves, I know I need a bit more education all around, but especially on my market.

. - Don't put your pregnant wife through a major renovation.

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