I think the biggest recommendation would be to continue learning as much as possible on these forums.

.$2k earned in rentContinue to pay down the ATX duplexes, hopefully continue to earn appreciation on their large home values and simply refinance every time we have $120k+ in equity and use to buy $100k single family home in full in a better market.

I'm anticipating a market correction in 2019, with that in mind we are continuing to flip (more cautiously) and are doubling down on building large rental portfolios in a few select markets.

We continued on that path.

.$100/month isn't very much for the work, UNLESS you think you'll continue to see great appreciation.Paying $7k so your tenant can save money doesn't make much sense to me.

You can meet great contractors who don't even have time to answer here or do marketing for themselves due to their continuous project schedule.

If you're continually increasing your income through REI, it's okay for your debt to go up proportionally.

They finally gave up and let me continue the permits for the year after I printed off the information for them and threatened to go above their heads!

I continued to follow up with email and calls to the office, he was always out but she eventually gave me his cell and I was able to reach him there.)

As you continue to shop around, you'll start to recognize things that stand out in a property.