We're letting our idle funds sit on our balance, which works for us at 8x the average "high yield" savings account, tax free.

@Drew Sygit, was asking, what is something special I am bringing to the table.. tbh pretty much nothing more than average 30 year old investor willing to working lots of hours on the project.Thank you @Yoann Dorat @Stewart Beal.

Considering the width of an average human skull, I'm amazed they managed to miss the wall studs!  

pid=1782Houston Real Estate Highlights in May:-Single-family home sales increased for the twelfth consecutive month, up a dramatic 48.2 percent year-over-year with 9,702 units sold;-The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes dropped from 58 to 34;-Total property sales rose 55.5 percent with 12,100 units sold – the second highest volume in history;-Total dollar volume increased 100.5 percent to $4.4 billion;-The single-family average price reached a new record high, rising 29.7 percent to $387,105; -The single-family median price rose 21.7 percent to $304,000 – also a record high; -Single-family homes months of inventory registered an historic low 1.4-months supply, down from 3.3 months year-over-year and below the national inventory of 2.4 months;-On a year-to-date basis, single-family homes sales are running 29.5 percent ahead of 2020’s record pace;-Townhome/condominium sales jumped 103.4 percent with the average price up 15.7 percent to $238,839 and the median price up 21.7 percent to a record high of $213,000;-Single-family home rentals fell 26.8 percent with the average rent up 10.6 percent to a record high $2,025; -Townhome/condominium leases declined 3.5 percent with the average rent up 8.5 percent to $1,716.

I assume if you ask your lender for a no cost no fee refinance the rate will be 4.875 with APR 4.875  Ask for the APR which breaks down the cost of the rate averaged over first 12 months to get level numbers.

-Not to mention average of $2,000- 5,000 to turn a unit around!

The have to calculate the average monthly rent in the location UNLESS you have a rental agreement. :) YES your credit will and has to be pulled. 

You can devise or download a capex budget.  

It spins off dividends and mirrors the whole market so there is considerable safety as more than just a hedge against inflation.Many FIRE enthusiasts put every extra dollar they can into VTSAX and are able to retire much earlier than the average person.

The reson is simply that on average the results are not great.There is a huge difference between a top producing agent and an average agent, and you can see that in their numbers.