My wife and I began to realize that real estate wasn’t just about owning property, it was about creating options and freedom.When we eventually sold the Portland home, a Keller Williams agent introduced us to the 1031 exchange.

Addison, Allen, Anna, Azle, Batch Springs, Bedford, Benbrook, Burleson, Cedar Hill, Celina, Cleburne, Colleyville, Coppell, Corinth, Crowley, DeSoto, Duncanville, Ennis, Euless, Farmers Branch, Fate, Flower Mound, Forest Hill, Forney, Glenn Heights, Grapevine, Greenville, Haltom City, Highland Village, Hurst, Keller, Lancaster, Little Elm, Mansfield, Midlothian, Mineral Wells, Murphy, North Richland Hills, Prosper, Red Oak, Rockwall, Rowlett, Royse City, Sachse, Saginaw, Seagoville, Southlake, Terrell, The Colony, Trophy Club, University Park, Watauga, Waxahachie, Weatherford, White Settlement, Wylie, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Irving, Garland, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, Lewisville, or Arlington

Also, read The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Keller and Papasan and The ABCs of Real Estate Investing by McElroy.

Two of my favorite gurus - Gary Keller (old) and Taylor Welch (younger) have both echoed the sentiment: "We totally under-estimate what we can accomplish in 5-10 years, while over-estimating what we can do in 5-10 minutes/hours/day."  

Hi Chris,I put together a spreadsheet based on information from Keller and Papasan's The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.

@Mark NelsonChristopher Haven Jones at Keller Williams did great for us when we were buying our first rental in Indy.

I recommend reading The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller to help you get started.

The One Thing (book by Gary Keller). - What's the ONE most important task you can accomplish during your day that has the largest impact?

I have recently read several popular real estate books by Brandon Turner, David Green, and Gary Keller.

My wife and I are a realtor team in North Atlanta at Keller Williams Community Partners.