One of my properties cost me a little more, but the other two were less than what I was paying with foremost insurance.

I reached out to one today and got a response that seemed like a canned response asking for my name, company info, etc, in order to set up the initial consultation.

I've approved one with a medical judgment, so far, so good, and I've allowed a co-signer where a divorce wrecked their credit. 

One mistake people make it looking at the highest asking prices for comparable properties.

You can invest in any market selecting the ones that you believe are seeing the most growth, and do it from anywhere.

Thank you for the tip, I will check that one out.:) 

It would be my first one, I’m confused on when we agreed on terms.

What you would normally repair on one house, another house same repairs the owner flips out and cries you're spending their money.When we get tenants who get carried away with repair requests (like 1-2 a month is ridiculous IMO) we usually get on the phone with them, level with them and then tell them we can find a replacement in that apartment since they feel its so bad.

Austin was recently deemed one of the top "boomtowns" in the country based on a study by CoWorking Cafe ranking America's "boomtowns" based on population growth, GDP, employment rates, and other economic factorsFort Worth came in at No. 2 with 64 points, beating Austin in the report's ranking of top cities with a 500,000+ population.

Certain states do not allow your primary to be foreclosed upon for other judgments (for example I believe florida is one of those states) - they can still get a judgement against you for the delta though.But yes this is a concern that every person should realize, which is also why you see many of us here on BP telling people to make sure they have adequate down payment and reserves before they get into something they have never done before.