I would say that my investment into subto was well worth it because it is literally the best real estate community out there and I would not be in the middle of buying my first business (Dry Cleaners in Philly) or apart of an amazing 5 man mastermind if it wasn't for Subto.  

It looks like caulking that has dried back.

A little rule of landlording stems from the fair housing laws in this land.

I then mentioned to him wanting to use my dad's capital and the possibility of structuring the first property as selling him 25% of the equity and then him making a loan as well for additional dry powder for me to do my next deal with.

Been there with the dry wood termites.

Here in dry and arid SoCal, we try to make the landscaping on our rentals low-maintenance and water-friendly.

The no income phenomenon could probably stem from a long period of trying to get a business off the ground after years of working to save a nest egg.

newbie here so please be patient with me :) my business partner and i have been working with a real estate agent who's cdpe cetified and have found some good properties for us. we have been looking for about a month and a half and haven't gotten a property to work on. we have found some potentials and have put in a couple offers at asking price. with those offers, we have gotten beaten out due to owner occupants or other investors who bid a lot higher than asking price. we are looking to make about 15k-20k per property and sticking to that because anything under 15k isn't worth it to us, we would rather wait for a better potential which is possible in my market since we put in 2 offers that would have made at least 15k. we like to have guidelines for purchasing our properties and stick to a game plan. with that being said, do we need to adjust or re-strategize our game plan with this dry/competitive market right now?

Nothing against Texas and there is great investment there but I can't stand that hot dry heat.

Another hint for those that live in the cold, dry air portions of the US this time of year.Use white vinegar to clean out your humidifier.