Also please feel free to ask questions, I will try and answer as quick as possible.

There is very little appreciation in some of the smaller Texas towns   It makes your hold period much longer   Do you own your own home?

Third: if you post up your numbers on here someone can give you a quick evaluation on what you have got.Finally: you have a sound plan.

Hey, Bp is it possible to get an H.E.L.O.C. on a property that you acquired through a quick claim deed? 

If you don't already, you need to have a spreadsheet where you can quickly plug all those variables in and have a good idea of your potential ROI. 

They were on a month to month so we could raise rent pretty quickly.  

This time we  acted quickly and were able to get possession back in 2.5 months.

In Oregon, is it common for the homeowner to be allowed to remain living in their property for the 180 day redemption period following a sherrif sale?

It doesn't matter if you're an "employee" of the Broker - you can't advertise/answer questions/show the units/sign any Lease Agreements on his/her behalf without a Salespersons license... period. 

I've done 5 buy-and-hold deals personally over a long period of time and I'm looking to ramp up my activity significantly.