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Currently under contract for my first deal, a two story Duplex in the Houston Market and currently doing my due diligence before finalizing the deal. 

I don’t know any investor who does this.In non judicial states it still must be done properlyI am looking at a loan that was foreclosed on years ago and it was just discovered the foreclosure was invalidated and it’s a mess and has to be redone and will cost 3x the original as they have to reform the mortgage etc.

Currently under contract for my first deal, a New Construction two story Duplex located in the Sunnyside Area and currently doing my due diligence before finalizing the deal.

However, for me, it’s a real life rags to riches story (and I remind my wife about it frequently!”.

This is a short story about one of the things to look out for...My wife and I recently moved into a single family home built in 1908.

By this time i wanted to invest in real estate but after talking to lenders i couldnt due to no work history i had made 150k in investing in bitcoin from march sell off and buying everyweek and holding from then till now so money wasnt an issue just needed a lender willing to loan to me and hard money was my only option so i put down 20% and my monthly interest rate is 4.75% because i had a 750 credit score which help me get a low rate so what I owe left on the mortgage is 116k and if i get my cash out refinace at 75% ltv ill be able to keep around 70k after paying old loan off and then use that 70k for another down payment i want a fourplex but what i really want is to go commercial 5+ units where i can do value add raise rents and get a higher value to cash out refi again and continue the momentum. just wanted to share my story and my goal thanks for your time.

Here is a personal appraiser story from my own experience- I was getting divorced in 2008.

Either go with the cage like @Joe Splitrock suggested, or if your building is 2 story and brick, I've had platforms built that extend off the side of the building.

Athletes, Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists Visualize to WinIf you want to see a beautiful example of visualization, watch The Queen’s Gambit, the story of a young chess player who uses her visualization skills to win tournaments.The practice has been used for decades with Olympic and other leading athletes to improve performance and accomplish goals.