Tune in to the BiggerPockets Podcast and jump into discussions, connect with everyone and stay consistent on your learning!

Make your offers based only on what works for you, not what it takes to get the property. 

We have about 50 properties under management in Kissimmee and Davenport, and can definitely help you with a step by step guide based on our experience.

We may need to make another trip to go check that market out.No worries, if you ever want more advice on the market , I am happy to offer some of the knowledge based off experience.  

I'm Texas-based as well, in Austin. 

Based on the limited info - back of the napkin says not to go any further on the duplex you're looking at unless you have deep pockets to carry it while you wait for the capital gain.

Then we send a curated list to clients based on their buy box.

If you ever have questions or want to share your experiences, don't hesitate to jump into the discussions.

Your depreciation will actually start in the month and year it became "occupied" as a rental, based on the original purchase price, minus land, plus whatever capitalized items you did to prepare the property for rent.

We would net $94k which is about what we put in.If we rent then our property taxes go up substantially and our total monthly cost jumps from $2900 to $3300 (PITA).