Down the road I would be very interested in a much larger property but want to make sure I can handle the ownership/management of some smaller ones first.My wife is very risk adversed which makes this first purchase quite the battle at times but I am very confident we will be successful and grow our portfolio over time.I look forward to meeting and interacting with everyone!

There are other ways to take smaller amounts of money and make it grow.

Tempe and South Scottsdale are poised to become the new epicenter of this amazing, changing, diverse and growing city in which I surely want to be a part of shaping.Glendale's Grand Canyon University is ASU's powerful real estate, oops, educational competitor and is buying land and buildings faster than you can say: Crap, what the fudge just happened?

When I walked through the house to look at it the dogs definitely used the bathroom in the garage and chewed up 75% of the trim throughout the house and my dogs while inside by themselves they ate through the drywall in a few places in the house and this is where my biggest concern is that mold from the dogs urinating on the walls and the moisture seeping in and not being noticed and mold growing from there.

Books specific to real estate investment and landlording.My library of good books has been growing over time.

For instance I questioned the other person in the building who lives next door to the supposed noise making tenants to see if he had any noise complaints, and he didn't.

Essentially it's about building, fostering and growing relationships.

The corporate life is becoming very monontonous and way to political these days so I am taking the plunge to learn a bit more about REI to hopefully someday (soon) make a leap and fulfill a dream.My experience is limited to a few books, some great reads here on the BP forums, growing up in a DIY family (so I am pretty confident in basic carpentry), and priding myself with common sense.

He's in trouble and I've already helped him in several instances like paying ahead of the draw and letting him use materials from other jobs instead of the ones specified in the scope of work.Can any experienced rehabbers offer any advice?

We would love to grow our own real estate investing company that we could use as our main source of income once my husband finishes his active duty military service.