If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

Also, what were the attributes of the lending products?

No there is still one person living there right now. 

Typically that's the roll of a business broker vs real estate agent, although sometimes one person does both.   

Hoping to start flipping homes personally as well! 

You may know this already, but out-of-state investors are also sometimes surprised by Texas’ “high” property tax rate (but no personal income tax).  

Love hearing about the personal goals as well!

However, the value of your labor generally cannot be included in the cost basis for depreciation purposes.Accelerated Depreciation: A cost segregation study would identify components of your property that can be depreciated over shorter periods, such as personal property and land improvements.

Just to be a good person and have good karma. 

And a washer & dryer are critical for those of us traveling away from home for more than a few days.One of the things I love about our small 2-person Airbnb is that I never have to worry about big, illegal, violent drug parties or families having a field day jumping up and down on our beds.If single people or couples are likely to be visiting Branson, they make awesome guests.