Having the city so close by has made it very easy to rent - I've never had more than a month-long vacancy in five years of being a landlord, and that's if I spend the majority of that time getting the place ready for new tenants.

I am very adimant with the bank and tell them to talk to their legal department before they try to lower my contracted 6% commission.

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs requires that you pass a 2 1/2 day course, pay for licensing fees, have a $50k bond and follow stricter sales guidelines.

When viewing the house there seemed to be major water damage from the top floor.

If everything checks out and there is no major maintenance issues, it seems like it would be a good property.I would also ask to seller to see the terms of the lease with the tenant.

You will need to get that exact wording from ETC.If you are determined to move forward with ETC, I'd call the people or department you are working with at ETC now and ask them how to address this issue.

Ryan has has bills steadily increasing and the water department history shows consistent increases.

Of course, once you do this, you are not eligible to borrow again from the plan unless you pay up on the original note.For a person departing a position with pretty good tenure, another potential source of investable funds is a company pension plan (if your employer offers one).

.$$ for a drafting company stamp$$$$$ for structural engineer servicesI currently have to fork over $$$$$$$$$$$$ for engineer to help me do site revision on commercialSo get your degrees it will help you and your networkingI went to an engineering school, too bad all my friends aren't local, I was business major.

We ended up spending WAY more time than expected and our income per hour was pitiful.It seems to me that the majority of people who sign up for a program like this are the type of people (frequently, not always) who want it all handed to them without doing the work themselves.