Overall, I recognize the great benefit I would get from the sale, and I am very grateful to my parents for their providence and generosity.  

You can split hairs with princ/interest if you want, but the big deal here is recognizing the risk of these debts and planning to eliminate them!

It was a # I didn't recognize so I let it go to voicemail.

,Actually you would still recognize the income despite using the debt.

You're right that I need to know how to recognize a good deal in order to get started.The replies here have already given me some confidence and provided answeres to some of my unknowns.

As a combat veteran, I recognize the need for trained service dogs. 

.), city and state government (Austin is the capital of Texas), nationally recognized entrepreneurialism and incubators, education (UT + other smaller, but respected colleges), and others that I'm sure I'm missing.Combine these job opportunities with a fairly business-friendly state, a city that people want to live in, good jobs that allow people to relocate, and this has created several years of insane growth.

A post that recognizes rental regulations usually follow places where people are making a good deal of money. " Why would anyone invest there?!"

Your ability to anticipate, recognize, diagnose and resolve problems will to a large part dictate your success or failure in not just real estate investing, but in your personal life, as well.If this were all easy, everybody (as the saying goes) would be doing it.

I don't think most investors recognize the risk they are taking right now.