@Justin, I wish they would publish a book on the "rules of the blame game" regarding the mortgage industry; It was/is the economy, to easy to obtain a mortgage, to hard to obtain a mortgage, credit scores to high, credit scores to low, no money down, 20% down, underwriting guide lines to stringent, to loose, appraisals becoming parat of a management group, working as independant contractors, no doc mortgages, endless documentation, it was the mortgage brokers, it was the banks, it was Wall Street, loan originators being paid to much/to little and the finger pointing goes on.

@Art @Tony do either of you still have a copy of the Houston Section 8 rental rate raise doc?  

I've spent the past few months trying to find out what the hard money market is doing these days, and I'm getting nowhere.Every source I find either wants a good credit score or 'skin in the game,' (40% down on purchase price) and usually both.What has happened to the no doc 65% of ARV LTV loans?

Hey Dennis -- Like Rob we use Google docs, taking "snapshot" downloads every few weeks that we keep locally (in a firebox at my house) just in case.

Just more geared towards buyers, but… It would be nice to know other strategies and techniques on connecting with cash buyers, whether they would be local or nationwide.I'm not going to just jump right in and start doing things with my head cut off like a chicken.I'm trying to be as systematic as much as possible from creating a new Gmail account for this wholesale adventure with Google voice, Gmail and utilizing Google docs as much as possible.You really don't need AWeber Or any other service similar to this, if you set up Gmail just right… Plus, it's free!

Texas has a similar charging order statute as Nevada; meaning, they can't foreclose your LLC interest, they can merely get distributions. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/BO/htm/... is the law.

This will give you an idea of what upcoming expenses you will have, either right after purchase or after a tenant moves out.Talk to the tenants if they are present and ask them if they have any current issues that need to be addressed ("I've had a roof leak in my bedroom that hasn't been addressed" or "Only 2 of the burners on my stove work" or "My AC quit working last summer" or whatever).

After reading Brandon Turner's article on the top 10 mobile apps for real estate, I have integrated some into my business:1) JotNot scanner to capture real estate docs with my smart phone.

I would get Very familiar with the actuall HOA docs on file, I would also gett My attorney to evaluate them, and help with the Power Play strategy, after holding the majority vote.Make sure that You know all the problems and differed maintenance issues, because with majority ownership, comes majority of the costs of the upkeep.Good Luck, John

I then created a word doc with the mail merge to have the same return address on every sheet and a different mailing address on every sheet.