Having watched many prior co-workers get paid, cash their check at the casino, and promptly deposit it all into a slot machine I can tell you with pretty good certainty that casinos don't have a positive effect on disposable income and good use of the existing income in the area surrounding :)Are there solid local employers OTHER than the casino in a 15-minute drive? 

The predicament we are in is the property is not in the condition to charge that much for rent and we would also leave a lot of money in the deal once we refinance if we cannot get in there to fix it up.

Quote from @David Treat: What comes next in real estate now that Trump is in?I

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: There are probably more experienced people on this type strategy who will hopefully chime in.  I

One of the areas we see investors needing the most design help in is bathrooms.

Going in, I have a HELOC that I can draw about 60k from my primary and then 25k in cash.  

We plan to spend the next 6-12 months continuing to earn and save, as well as nail down a final market we want to househack in. I

I’ve spent time assessing areas locally and identified Richmond, Pearland, Conroe, Montgomery and Katy as prospective areas to invest in. I

Check out Furnished Finder, Airbnb and VRBO (30+ day stays) to get a good idea of what else is out there in the area of El Paso you are looking in. I

Hello @Lin Yang, what state is your properties in? I