Here you transfer your money into an industrial, retail, or large scale residential investment property.

We may have some of the worst property tax, an insurance board that's in the pocket of the industry and the scummiest politicians money can buy; BUT we can sure bounce deadbets quickly.Back in the late '80s or early '90s the Houston Chronicle did an article about evictions because there are so many filed in Harris County (Houston).

However its still really hard for us newbie investors with no proven track record to get a bank large or small to give us a loan on an investment with none of our own "skin in the game" so to speak.

Andrea,Your signature closes with "wanting to get in the game".You have to decide what game you want to be in.

I assume you are buying for cash and there is no mortgage.Like I indicated, selling the property is a timing game to some extent and only by knowing local market conditions can you determine what may be the best time to sell a property from an appreciation standpoint.

I've provided technology consulting services to the construction and real estate industry for nearly 10 years.

International investing is a whole 'nother ball game.

I still think it's fair game to ask SPECIFICALLY what you violating - there should be an ordnance number or SOMETHING that you can refer to.If someone complains, you apologize for the inconvenience, remove them from the list, and you're done.

It's great to see that you're stepping back into the game, there is definitely a lot of good deals to be had.I suggest you check out the The Book On Flipping HousesInformation on the subject doesn't get any better than that.

You guys have a great site here and I am happy to be apart of it.I've been in the housing industry for 13 years now.