Watch out for people that sound like A-players during a 15-20 minute intro call, but struggle to answer follow up questions specific to your needs. 

It is pretty routine in this area to arrange for utilities to transfer to the owner when they are shut off by the tenant, especially in the winter.

About me: 27/M, DFW area TX,Salary ~ 50k gross Rent + Utilities ~ 25% of salary (shared house).Car ~ 10% of salary (9k owed and 3 years left).Credit cards are usually paid off or Utilized below 6%Credit score above 750.6 month emergency fund.

I would like to get opinions from other BP types on side income & networking opportunity that I've stumbled into.I'm an active REI investor in Southern CA with a day job in the electrical industry; I've been actively employed for over 25 yrs, and I plan to replace my W2 income with rental income over the next five years.

Looks like utilities are not split so owner would have to pay.

This five properties are all right next to each other and makes an "L" shape.

I guess then Austin works in Texas as I am getting 200K new construction about 25 minutes away from downtown Austin.

I lean toward the idea of never paying more than 50% equity into something if I can utilize than money somewhere else. 

An under-utilized approach to REI...two off the top of my head are ZER and XER, though have also been watching REI.UN, which offers ~6% return just from dividends alone.

This five properties are all right next to each other and makes an "L" shape.