He thinks because the invester we are working with has a trust it is simply to keep himself safe from being sued for shady practices.

There are some excellent areas within metro Detroit but every neighboring community is labeled "Detroit" by the national media.The local government has been completely overhauled, so it will be intersting to see if there's a shift in their practices.

So my question is, how practical is it to work a 40hr week and still being able to invest in real estate as someone completely new to the business?

Requiring renters insurance for a mid-term rental is not uncommon and can be a standard practice for many landlords or property owners.

Some are landlord friendly, some are landlord hostile, the federal framework in practice allows for both.

I have been doing most of my own handy work in our family owned property. I always felt like if I wasn't immediately making some other source of income or adding value in some way, i would rather pay myself the $25-10...

In practice though, I probably read more on my kindle/phone because of the convenience.

I have read enough about RE Wholesaling to keep me interested in it but the problem me for right now is finding a practical and step-by-step way of starting in this.

Thats standard practice , good faith money , you are basically paying for materials and roof top delivery up front .

I am already finding myself searching properties constantly trying to practice running numbers to familiarize myself with what good and bad deals look like.