I knew I wasn't leaving China anytime soon, but seeing the US market continue to increase, my sister and I decided to go for it...stop talking and take action.6 months later, i'm happy to say we are 1 week away from closing on not one, but TWO triplex investment properties. 

I decided to stick with the one that I had and paid the annual fee (rather than monthly fee). 

So if any of you decide to check it out, just drop me a some feedback below. 

That way you are more prepared and can ask better questions, and essentially get more value out of anything should you decide to invest in your education.

@Nickolas Zornek if you have good credit I would check out HomePossible or HomeReady programs before deciding on FHA

I decided to work with an attorney.

Welcome to BP @Michael Gaab  since you are new you may want to check out  Ultimate Free Beginners GuideIt may help you decide which direction to go.

- It's only good for food haha).The quotes came back as such: $5500, $6400 and $7800 for a new 3 ton unit and installation..I was appalled as these prices didn't sit right with me so I decided to take matters into my own hands and do some on the ground research since I just so happened to be in Houston that weekend.They say your network is equal to your net-worth so I immediately reached out to my network of investors and got the contact of a formidable handy man in the area.We were able to cut out the multiple middlemen and go straight to the wholesale distributor (cutting off all middle men would mean going straight to the manufacturer but it's not possible to buy one off units from them).I paid $1000 for a brand new 3 ton unit and was charged $500 for the labor of the handyman...Needless to say, I'll be working with this handyman for future projects and repairs..Total cost - $1500 and 2 hours of my timeTotal savings - ~$6000Because of my spidey sense and network, I was able to save a ton of money, form a new relationship in the process, acquire a connect with the wholesale distributor and write this article..

I used to live in Austin, TX and when I moved away, I decided to try my hand at renting my house with a property manager.

What kind of threshold do you guys use for this COCRoi metric when deciding whether you have a good deal or not?