I want to start building relationships with the agents and visit some of them to pick their brains, figuratively, of course. 

Financial Transparency:Managing the budget yourself allows for greater transparency in costs, helping you to identify where money is being spent and find opportunities for savings.It's important to consider the potential downsides, such as the significant time commitment, the need for substantial construction knowledge and experience, the risk of costly mistakes, and the responsibility for managing permits, inspections, and compliance with building codes.

A little bit about my experience in Real Estate… I started a couple years ago doing some house flips in Detroit ( It was a 2 year plan) then decided to sell everything, moved to Washington DC which can’t afford anything in the DMV area but last year I purchased a very nice 3500 SQFT Duplex in Shaker Heights, suburb of Cleveland. 

Is it a vacation home that you also rent out, or is it a business that you stayed in for 14nights or fewer last year?

Hi Matthew, I host a Houston Real Estate Investor meetup on the last Wednesday of every month.

BUT I think you are playing with fire.My primary job function is outside sales building relationships with realtors. 

Short story is that after a "reset" about paying on time last month it's 5/19 and I have half the rent and just had to send a plumber out to address a tenant caused water issue and I'm done at this point.

Having had the joy of white kitchen cabinets for the last 1.5 years, my thoughts are, I hate them.

She gets legislature workers for 6 months, there is an occupational therapist there now for the last 9 months.

I believe this approach helps build relationships with REI and myself.