Old, professionally staged MLS pics from when he bought it.I had zero idea what the house actually looked like… until I drove from DFW to Seguin, changed the locks, and installed a lockbox.I thought I pulled up to the wrong house.I almost walked away.

As one of the posters here mentioned- most people who are successfully cash flowing LTRs bought them ten years ago, so the solution is to find something that is close to what you want, in a growing and desirable area and take action.

Please kindly do not point out that I need to "buy another home to move into" as a reason this won't "work", I have a solution for this that I'm not going into detail on in this post.

If you are not dealing with these code shifts yet, they are coming.This is my way of saying new construction is not a viable solution for most.

Hi everyone,I’m currently in a tough spot and looking for some creative solutions or referrals from the BP community here in San Antonio.The Situation:I am currently approved for a loan through the NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America) homebuying program.

-Refi, pull cash out, purchase another property. 

What’s the solution? 

The simplest solution is to partner with an experienced investor.

I have a mix of residential and commercial properties. I'd like to be able to manage both in a single software. Right now, I'm just using Google spreadsheets and it's getting tiresome.... I've never used any software ...

@David Proffitt for a cheap solution, recommend getting a GoogleVoice number.You can access it from a computer, which makes text-typing more efficient.You can also train your tenants to only text you, which will then allow you to have a record of every conversation.