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Has the oil down turn effected the Houston market very much?

utm_source=search&utm_medium=internal&utm_campaign=books (books recommended by BPers)Simply, bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

My goal at the time was to build a large enough "war chest" so I could get into real estate and be effective. 

For the last 6 weeks I've been almost religiously reading BiggerPockets blogs and listening to (almost) any podcast I can get my hands on. 

I recall reading an article or blog post about an investor giving their child a wedding gift of pre-paying their first year's mortgage principal.  

I'm pleased to be a part such a wonderful community, I have been a member already for 2 months, I've been reading the forums, blogs, listened to the podcasts, I've got really a lot of knowledge in the past two months.

2. effect my Fannie and Freddy cap of 4 properties?

I want to learn how to be the most effective and efficient project manager possible so that we can accomplish this in the least stressful way. 

Reaching owners can be tricky.....mail is easy (you'll have their name and address), but may be limited in effectiveness.