It's a 45 minute drive into Los Angeles with no traffic.

Things look rosy now but you can't even drive by the property to check on the lawn or see if there's three cars on blocks in the back yard.

We make look like a bargain to foreign investors and they'll drive prices of hard assets up.

Depending on what your end goal is should drive your initial purchase.

Amazon, Dell and Tesla will be a short drive away on the toll road - and you can do 80 from Pflugerville to the airport where Tesla is building!

I’m a newbie investor with tons of drive and ambition.

Probably your best avenue of success if leads you generate yourself from post cards, calls, letters, and driving for dollars.   

I would start with examining the lease and have your tenant contact renters insurance asap for coverage of their belongings. 

So I just lost a bid on a property. I - a risk averse newbie decided to make an offer sight unseen in a part of town I am not too familiar... With an asking price below 150K, I put in an escalating offer up to 5K over...

I've included photos of the property sheet and its pics, but here is a google drive link if they didn't come thought on the post.The home is located in a very nice area with a large ~1 acre lot, where the avg. home value = $600K and the avg. lot value = ~ 150K - 250k/acres zoned for 2+ homes.