Some people get tripped up thinking "I bought all this raw material and left it on site, and that should count toward my value". 

We purchased it the traditional way by going through an agent, we viewed some houses on our second trip out there and ended up picking one and going for it.

Should be done with work trips for awhile.

The has never been a trip charge unless you choose not to do a repair. 

I hope your trip is fruitful and fulfilling, and I wish you well in your Houston real estate investment pursuits!

Sleeping in sheetrock dust & working 16 hr days are good for your character. 20 yrs from now you'll have great stories to tell! 

Open to anyone willing to make the trip of course, but likely folks from the Kanto area - Yokohama, Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, etc?

I had a quick trip to the ER last week. 

I hope your mortgage broker is a person of outstanding character but the fact is, he or she would be getting a double pay day in this scenario.

I've been attacked on here multiple times, as have you, both you & I stay in the thread and counter punch any attack on our business, character, methods, etc with facts about our businesses.....We both know he's read everything that's been said here, so in my opinion, there is no good reason not to respond and clear this up unless there are issues.