Sounds like you were desperate to get work.You never pay "your" crew before they work.You could have avoided much or all of this with a good construction contract, including fees for delays and stop  work gaps. 

Good luck on your venture 

"Start investing and continue to do so at a affordable rate until you choose to stop".

I'm about to start screening tenants and planned to use TransUnion's SmartMove for background and credit checks, but was hoping there might be a one-stop shop of sorts that would include income verification as well.

The tourists may or may not stop coming in 5 years but waco is growing quickly on its own and has numerous reasons for its success that do not involve a tv show or a football program.In my opinion the best reason is small and accessible government!!

I myself continue to educate myself even from "newbies" Never stop learning and once you have a clear image of what you want to do, everything else will start coming into place.

These would typically be under $75,000 houses.I have 2 houses that banks and Freddie Mac used to own and they stopped paying the property tax and let them go.

I mentioned having liquidity from past business ventures to invest.  

Other than that, it's tough to stop.

Im now prepping my computer bag with lease option contracts, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, and any other contract that I may or may not use in the future..