TX HOUSING MARKET UPDATE : From the Texas A&M Real Estate Center Journal, Jan 2017PIPC relates to the personal income per capita used to represent income growth.PIPC growth in Texas has outpaced housing price growth to a greater degree than in the U.S. as a whole.Austin is near the top in both PIPC growth (15th) and housing price growth (34th) overall.Texas has continually improved its residents’ standard of living through increases in PIPC thanks to benefits of energy efficient sectors and other economic advantages Texas offers, ex. no state income tax.The key takeaway being Texas personal income per capita growth has exceeded housing price growth, increasing housing affordability in the state.

Keith Rabois' new startup, Opendoor, starts buying homes in Phoenix; Dallas, Portland nextCromwell SchubarthSilicon Valley Business Journal Opendoor, the startup co-founded by Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois, launched Monday in its first market.

ResidentialCommercialStep 2: Now narrow your focus more: Example if Residential -Wholesaling, Foreclosures, rental, Lease Options, etc.If commercial Apartments, Billboards, Cell Towers, Tax Overages, Self-storage, Mobile Home Parks, Etc.Step 3: Go on iTunes and listen to all relevant podcast for your interest.Step 4: What State(s)?

The day before our honeymoon ended, the underwriters found something "wrong" on my cell phone bill.

(Im on my cell so tag function wont work, if someone can tage them for real that would be great)Those 2 guys underwrite more flips in Baltimore and DC than probably anyone else alive.

If you don't get the money when they have it, you won't get it because they'll change their mind and spend it on something stupid like a new cell phone, or big screen TV.

We're talking a run down area with convenience stores, cell phone stops, T-shirt shops, nail salons and even a dreaded store front church (I remember an Urban Planning professor describing store front churches as an indicator that the commercial value was in the lowest tier).

While such an approach is totally wrong, IMO, it is easy and many Realtors don't have many brain cells left to damage.As an investor, your valuations should come from comprable sales in the area.

I've been doing direct mail marketing, using a 800 number that gets transferred to my cell phone.

I had the attorney set up 2 EINs, one for the parent and one for the cell: 1- EIN #1 for the parent was set up with my business partner and me as the members2 - EIN #2 was set up for the cell but he also set it up with my business partner and me as the members EIN #1 was setup just fine.