Matt,Tenants are not your friends and even though he has paid well and is great it could go south quickly.

So far I've self educated from literature, BiggerPockets forum of other newbies, and some friends and Facebook, but I'd love to see if there is possibly a way to branch out and BiggerPockets definitely has way more access to all the pros.

I have some developer friends that have been doing it for 40 years and they are doing projects with after build values in the 9 figures plus.Developer gets paid most on the back end with the promote.

If you know of any brokers that are investor friendly please let me know.

I am honored to join such a wonderful group, I look foward to meeting new friends, and learning from some of the best in the business.

Thanks friends!

@Carl WestIf it's before you buy a property, (and you don't have a contractor friend that could do you a favor) hire a home inspector.

Regarding Killeen and Texas landlord laws, they are very landlord friendly compared to other States I hear about.

Keep in mind the financial resources do not have to be yours, they just have to be money you have access to; not just banks but also friends family, hard money lenders etc. 

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