@Jordan MoorheadIs McKinney, little elm and other north Texas good investment spots?

Eventually, this would be an ideal spot to build a nice home for retirement.I am planning to paint the paneled walls and cabinets, replace hardware on doors/drawers, update flooring.

Im trying to create a "paper" trail... but actually all will be done electronically... transfers between bank accounts... hopefully in the same bank. 

A lender may maintain records in any electronic format capable of being reduced to written form; and(j) In addition to the records that the lender is required to maintain under OAR (1)(k), the lender maintains records used to make the residential mortgage loan, including, but not limited to, tax returns, bank statements, financial statements, annual operating statements, and business operating statements.

When figuring NOI and Cap rate do you assume the shopping center is 100% occupied or do you put a risk factor on it, say 15%, which is about equal to one spot being vacant.

I spoke to a friend at our local bank who tried to locate electronic records, but the original loan number or her social Sec. number is required for that search.She suggested running a title search and we are willing to spend the money to do that and see if it will reveal who the mortgage holder is now.

Also ask him to look at MLS with you looking on and find the average days on market for similar sold homes.If the broker is spot-on with his answers and you really are priced right, I'd probably give him a short period to fix whatever is wrong. 

Not much work by big players or small rehabbers yet.The neighborhood still has a long way to go, but its proximity to highway access points, fairmount park, and still somewhat close to the train make it a good spot IMO for a long term strategy.

I slot each applicant into a 15-minute spot, and hopefully have 4-to-6 applicants lined up. 

im looking at a 2family here i just visited today on Park st, gorgeos big house, and also N 19th st. area is ok for me coming from greenville jersey city, that warzone is def hard to stomach, but the problem i see is that my 2fam in jersey city shot up over 100k in 2yrs, i just cant get my head around east orange.. so far out and see no signs of new developments that are everywhere in JC greenville or bergen lafayette.. i do like the bigger lots, but doubt i could rent out parking spots out there for 150+ like in JC or union city. idk, hard to figure out where East Orange might go. that west part of newark and south of 280 just.. real rough idk if it will ever change