@Sam S.30 days.

Originally posted by @Sam Jones:What @Annette Hibbler assumed is the deal breaker IMO - if you can actually sell the off as individual properties, then that provides huge value.  

thank you Sam..

Here's a good starting place: http://www.meetup.com/RoddyRoundUpDFW/This is once a month in Addison and is attended mostly by new investors.Dennis Henson is very good, too:http://www.meetup.com/realestate-445/members/36344...Sam

Assuming your numbers work, enjoy the fact you're making an excellent investment for your future, and take a bit of solace that the portion of income you're forking over every year to uncle sam is coming right back to your pocket with the next month's rent.

Upcoming changes in China's taxation policy also has a lot of chinese/american investors buying up multifamilies as a way to avoid cap gains taxes.That being said the good deals are still there they just don't last long and seeing multiple offers is becoming commonplace.As a licensed agent in the area I would be happy to set you up with MLS access so you can see whats available and get an idea of market values.  

We used Hexter-Fair/First American Title Tom

I implied that they were not adhering to the American Disabilities Act in saying I could not purchase another house because my current house is worth more than the one I am buying even though my current house is not handicap accessible.

The accepted way so serve a deceased person is to publish a notice in a paper of general circulation in the county where the property is located, addressed to "the heirs of Sam Smith, deceased, and any other persons having an interest in the following property" (legal follows). 

@Sam Leon Thank you so much for your post, it answered my internal questions perfectly.