Besides my secular job I am a also the Pastor of the Truth Church in Edgerton, KS.I have a limited background in real estate investing but I have bought 3 single family homes in my life and one of those I had a renter for a couple years before selling for a profit.

Really, not just limited to basements, but any room or apartment that has another floor above.

She did say some of the right things when we talked, now we'll see how it goes.4 members of this board have been working at eliminating the power of a woman named Rita, but every time they accomplish one thing, they make it worse.

Im just not sure what the guidelines are for posting if it is limited to questions only.

Every summer since I was 7, I went to work with my old man and learned the fine etiquette of saw dust, hammers, nails, and good old power tools.

I most recently, had a call from someone that knows me, and said "call this guy, he has a 300 unit building and may want to sell" so the power REALLY is in networking with attorneys, loan officers, your county gov and local boards, financial advisors, etc. etc. etc.

I used my wifes full time job (since i currently have a full time job in a business that is either limited or non existant there) anyway .....

Lately, my strategy to overcome some of these limitations has been to start working on REI at 4am as I am the most focused anytime before Noon.

In many of the more open areas of the burbs, this is impossible, as many comps do not exist in such a limited time period and such a down market, yet the lenders do not want to hear it.

TX has a state limit of 80% from what I have seen.