Signal Creek has a community swimming pool, playgrounds, great access to walking paths and shopping.

I would recommend finding a small window company to make the windows and install.The guys that I use have there own small shop in the war zone.

The neighborhood is slowly getting better, and the triplex is around the corner from the neighborhood commercial street with lots of pizza shops, salons, check cashing places and the typical things that you see in a lower income area.

I know my neighborhoods, i have a good idea of the type and condition of home im looking for and have been window shopping extensively with online mls tools, bank reo sites, and some drive by.Im comfortable with estimating and who/how things will be fixed and upgraded.I know my purchase and reno budget.Ive been researching and studying extensively and have a bit of "carryover" knowledge from other areas.My first sanity check questions for the group have to do with financing and an agent.

I cant tell you how many times I have essentially given away money I rightfully deserved for my hard work and expertise, out of my desire to be "fair" and to use the gifts Ive been given to help others.

It's another option you have, you would just have to shop around for those kind of deals. and after 2yrs of reporting that rental income on your taxes, would/should also lower your DTI.

Tips I've gathered so far are a combination of the following: challenge property taxes, shop for cheaper insurance premium, refi loan(s).

I've gone online to shop for quotes the last couple of days and I've spoken to a handful of mortgage lenders and one of them (Quicken Loans) called me back to tell me that I don't qualify for a refi because investors are not allowed to combine two mortgages into one.

$5K for AC replacement is exorbitant unless this has some huge square footage; shop around for better pricing.

Thats awesome.Remember, never look a gift horse in the mouth.