Take baby steps and when you have actually started investing and now you can bring the subject up .

i used to think that if i didn't buy lunch, i was "saving" money, but really what i was doing was SPENDING my time making it, packaging it, putting it in the refridgerator, etc.i used to think by ironing my own clothes that i was "saving" money, but what i was doing was SPENDING my TIME doing useless dribble when i could be doing other more important things.once your brain fully realizes how important TIME is (don't become a workaholic though!)

My baby is a 4 family built in 1899.

In my experience, there are two types of investors that dress up: Sharks that dress up in expensive, slick looking clothing and generally look down upon people, or the 'Ol Gil from the Simpsons type that dusts off their suit to try and look important/successful and just blows the pitch from inexperience.

I don't know about Amarillo's numbers, but I bet we have a net loss when you add up babies and subtract deaths.

No crawling under the house to fix anything on this baby.

I also recommend notifying the renter that there are water issues and you are not responsible for clothes damaged by it from washing.

:wink:Its funny my dad (maybe most in the baby boomer generation feel this way) always taught me that appreciation was a given in real estate.

I think with a baby they would be over the square foot limit so look into that now.

I have a handyman who works for another investor and actually prefers S8 (gracious almost to a fault) over doing the $500k homeowners (says the latter are a PITA).and then I've heard the bad stuff. my buddy is a cop in a nice suburb. goes to the same apartment complex all the time. one call he got S8 gal shows up at the door naked. he asked her to put some clothes on...she returns wearing a hat...