For no particularly great reason - I have narrowed down to investing in Houston.

Or you have the money for a down payment but no credit.Buyers verses sellers will want to use different approaches Whatever your particular need these blogs will address all of the techniques available to you to purchase and sell real estate creatively without cash credit or banks.

I'd have to spend some time digging it up and because I'm not trying to convince anyone to stay out of any particular market (because it doesn't affect me one way or the other where people invest), I don't care to invest the time to prove a point.

I do recommend title insurance, particularly for newer investors.

It is particularly safe in the number five city in America with thousands of renters and thousands of buyers at any point in time and the massive re-urbanization trend ongoing.]The qualifications seem to indicate you need equity in another property or your own home - so I think it might be secured by that - see below "Property ownership with ample equity."

In this instance, is this a property where the owner has passed away and that particular bank is handling the assets of the deceased?

I think you mean you spent 30 hours on this particular deal.

Its always great to see more fellow Vancouverites here ;-) I'm curious about your interest in investing in Chicago - is there a particular draw for you?

I'm particularly interested in buy-and-hold in multi-family properties.

I should also note that the GC reduced his profit margin to less than 10% on this particular bill, which offset the use of the contingency fund.