•Identify Funding Options-Local Banks, Investors•Arrange Agenda Set Up meetingsSite VisitDay 1 Agenda•Fly in Late Afternoon•Obtain Rental car and Hotel Check in•Attend REIA Club•Drive properties •Stop at the local police branch and ask them if they have any crime reportsDay 2 Agenda•Meet RE Broker #1 at property•Meet RE Broker #2 at @ Office•Lunch with Local Lender•Meet RE Broker # 3 at Office•Dinner with RE Lawyer•Drive Path of ProgressDay 3 Agenda•Meet with Appraiser•Meet with Property Manager #1•Meet with Property Manager #2•City Hall Meet with Economic Developer, Building Dept and Assessor Office•Lunch with Litigation Attorney•Meet with Property Inspector/EngineerPost Visit Follow Up•Continue relations with your local team•Reach further into the market increase broker connections•Arrange Quarterly Inspection of Acquired properties•Increase local contacts Property Inspection ChecklistNeighborhood•Main road?

Oil Slump hits Houston home marketHOUSTON—Home sellers are slashing prices and offering incentives to keep buyers from walking away from contracts as an 18-month oil slump buffets this city’s once-booming housing market.Home-construction permits in the area plunged 26% from a year earlier in the third quarter, while December sales of existing single-family houses fell nearly 10% from the same month of 2014, according to data from the Commerce Department and Houston-area brokers.

While most probably are not there, one year for reserves for your personal life is really the goal, your personal financial security should not be milked by a poor quarter, IMO.

Over 8 years alone, those three things contributed to about a quarter of our total debt.But I didn't do that...Okay, you can now return to watching Fox-Jazeera News...

Occasionally there is an expense and you miss a quarter. 

You'll want to stay late on weekends too because the kids like to party a quarter mile out, have you ever heard how far rap travels over water in the middle of the night?

I've constantly stated to buy junk silver(dimes, quarters and halves minted 1964 and earlier) and 1/10 oz gold.

Its a bit scary but my staff all know what my personal real estate investing goals are and I am glad that they know because when they see our company buy a property they feel security knowing we are doing well, following our predetermined path.With the help of my assistant we now have a written and reproducible process for collecting rent, sending receipts, documenting NOI, taking out fees, sending money to investors and owners, monthly, quarterly reporting on our website, (website for investor relations and 3rd party contrators saves tons of work-hours).

Recessions are loosely defined as two-quarters of stagnant GDP growth.

Attend One class each quarter (4 times yearly)Do these 3 things for 5 years, and you'll find yourself in the Top 5% whatever industry you're in.