I am not an attorney or CPA but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night so…RE is a relatively simple business (I did not say easy necessarily) that many complicate and take themselves out of the game before they even get started.

(b) A seller of an interest in residential real property who reacquires the interest from a person who has engaged in rent skimming with respect to that property, or a law enforcement agency, may request the court for an order declaring that the reacquired interest is not encumbered by any lien that is or has the effect of a judgment lien against the person who engaged in rent skimming if the lien is not related to any improvement of the property and does not represent security for loan proceeds made by a bona fide lien holder without knowledge of facts constituting a violation of this title.

This duplex was built in 1994, relatively new for this block.

Since I am relatively part time it's taken me a while to get a decent dollar volume of deals under my belt.

My fellow Investors and RE-related folk:I just joined the site last night and try as I might, must admit it is better than alright!

Personally I would never call an 800 number related to a marketing sign or ad.

Getting a reading of your Relative Humidity would be helpful.

I'm relatively new to investing, but I have watched my brother do it for years.

The poster also mentioned that the economy boom and bust cycle is related to the oil industry, which isn't faring too well right now.I also found this:http://www.dallasfed.org/research/swe/2002/swe0206c.htmlTexas is known for its turbulent real estate cycles.

Can you guys suggest a linked post on topics related to starting out as a new investor:- basic setup- marketing strategies- exit strategies