I challenge you to try and find something positive out of the dozens of his customers that have shared their horror stories. 

I love my day job, from the client interactions to the challenge of finding solutions to business problems.

Without going into all the details, this was extremely challenging to get to the closing table, but we finally did. 

My problem is since I am in the military a "local bank" is about 3 years at any given location, then I move on like the nomad I am, so this would be challenging but nevertheless I see the wisdom in relationships and not chasing loans.

https://www.har.com/content/newsroom/Houston Real Estate Highlights in July: Single-family home sales rose 9.1 percent year-over-year, with 8,108 units sold;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes remained unchanged at 48 days;Total property sales increased 8.5 percent, with 9,559 units sold;Total dollar volume jumped 11.4 percent to nearly $2.8 billion;The single-family home median price rose 5.9 percent to $243,500, reaching a July high;The single-family home average price also achieved a July record, rising 2.4 percent to $305,910;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.2-months supply, down fractionally from 4.3 months last July, but nonetheless at the highest level since August 2017;Townhome/condominium sales rose 6.1 percent, with the average price up 6.9 percent to $215,110 and the median price up 9.3 percent to $165,000;Leases of single-family homes fell 1.9 percent with the average rent up 5.6 percent to $1,916;Volume of townhome/condominium leases dropped 6.6 percent with the average rent up 7.7 percent to $1,666.

It looks more difficult and challenging than it really is.

I didn't really intend on supplying washers/dryers to tenants and it seems every time I have contact with these particular tenants they have a new problem or excuse why they can't pay.

Don't be scared demand way out does supply  in the Bay Area.

The architectural style of the house makes it challenging to put gutters around the front roofline  due to some overhangs ( 2 on each side of the house that goes straight out in a rectangular shape like an inverted U shape but with sharp straight corners and there’s 1 middle overhang that’s like an inverted V shape that is also attached to the roofline and come straight out of the front so  rain water will come from those as the overhang covers a portion of the front and will kind of serve as an extension of the roofline. 

Hyper supply 4.