.* I personally only take on clients I can handle, if feel I will not be able to provide the highest service I do not jeopardize my reputation by taking on a task I can not forfill ie client that only wants weekday morningsBest of luck, sell some hkmes

Ideally I would like to snap up a few foreclosures while they’re cheap and help contribute to the area growth.

That depends on what you're trying to do and your current personal financal situation.New investors sometimes get bogged down in tasks like this.

Get a couple more estimates..I insulated a couple properties in the fall and it was far more reasonable...I bought material from HD and got machine to blow free...Handyman/1 helper completed task(of course get someone who knows what they're doing...took about 2.5 hours on each property....

Now if you land a 75k job or higher in demand with strong growth the debt can be paid down quicker.

The gurus make it out to be easy, but you will find it to be quite the task to find sellers that are willing to sell their house for a 50-90% pay cut on their house.

I'm originally from RI, but moved to Texas 12 years ago and there is tremendous growth here in Texas as well as large land mass and I am sure that I can benefit from that.

I will be calling DBPR monday to verify that my BS Mech Eng will allow me to sit for the exam.My next task is to find all the study materials that I can.

I know this site is all about real estate investing, but this will allow you to create a pool of money to invest in real estate one day, that will allow you tax free growth of your real estate investments.

Let me know what times are good for you and maybe we can grow the community here in EC.