We just have regular locksets on our student rental.

One down town complex that just opened has a theater, bar, meeting/study rooms, wifi, exercise room, pool, coffee/sandwich shop.....can't think of everything but there is more.Funds come from economic development programs and banks, tax credits are involved so the financing at this scale is more sophisticated than small projects.

I might listen to the option route, where you pay me x dollars for the right to purchase my property at a certain price within 30 days, and you forfeit the option fee if you don't exercise the option, but that would likely only be if it had been on the market for quite a while with no offers.      

It can be viewed as brokering deals between a seller and buyer when done with regularity.

Curious about purchasing a property there, with the possibility of renting it out to cover some of the costs.Any help from an investor realtor or regular realtor would be appreciated.

I've been working as a part-time agent recently making my way back to real estate since I took a regular job for a while.  

I should admit that I am spending too much time going through forums discussions, listening to podcasts since I came across this forum recently & I believe by doing this exercise, I gathered so much valuable information.I am interested in purchasing SFR ( around $150K) in and around Katy area near Houston in Texas.I am primarily looking at properties either ‘Buy&Rehab&Hold’ or ‘Buy&Hold’ (like to start purchasing with 1 or 2 properties with a goal to purchase 1 SFR per month in year 2015 if we get good deals).Please let me know if you do have any that might fit my requirement and we can go from there.

and @Johnson H. and myself hold regular meetups in the Bay.

Here are some new Member TipsTip # 1: How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketsTip # 2: Setting up Keyword AlertsTip # 3: 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessTip#4: Check out the Start Here pageTip#5: Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's GuideWe also have regular Atlanta BP meet up the last one was on Feb 19.

Thanks in advance for the input.Hey Ron,Check out a few blogs below that I wrote for Bigger Pockets a while back that relate to you post:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/20/first-investment-property-important-things-consider/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/11/15/3-types-of-risks-real-estate-investors-regularly-take/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/07/26/sight-mind-real-estate-investing-afar/http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/06/28/abcs-real-estate-asset-classes/I hope you find them useful.Thanks and have a great day.