Furthermore, there is an expectation that home values appreciate over time which can be nice but most people I interact with buy their home with goggles designed to meet their needs and not meet their investment beliefs/objectives.One of the best things I did was convert my primary residence to a rental and downsize substantially.

The 3 in 5 rule is designed to be a general rule to help weed out those who aren't really serious about making money - since most legitimate businesses will need to make money in that time.

Just wondering how long these trends can continue.

Yes, and best thing for the owners to do, in most cases, is to dedicate the street to the city/county if it meets design and code requirements.

Texas has been growing its population at twice the rate of the US for years and all signs point to that trend continuing.

Underfunded reserves, special assessments, design review boards and landscape "police" have all left a bad taste in my mouth with various homes and condos I have owned.In 2011, I was working on a town home in a coastal community of San Diego county and butting heads with the HOA president.

Perhaps, someone somewhere knew that and purposely slipped CFD's into the mix starting the trend under the guise of hoping nobody would notice.

Once you do that google job growth and vacancy rates along with asking a realtor the trends of DOM.

Now I am an interior designer and I have a family I would like to spend more time with and ultimatley have more time to live and give the way i want to.After many months of Utube footage and online guru webinars viewed I finally found Bigger Pockets and this resource and it's many members have inspired me to commit to investing in real estate.I am very glad to be a part of this community.

The solo 401K is designed for small businesses, and it allows business owners and their spouses to participate.