The long and short of it is that the trust would sell the props and reinvest into other income producing assets, and you could draw income from the trust during your life, and then whatever remains when you pass would go to your chosen charity (or educational institution, they reeeeealllly push this on their wealthy alums, but I like the idea of funding a worthy charity, personally).

DFW is very competitive already, and it will only become more so if it's chosen.

But I've chosen not to do a VA loan with them or anyone because they are more expensive than conventional with their 'funding fee'. 

Thanks (and kindly no solicitations of money; I’ve chosen a few people I’ve I would JV with).

With the degree I have chosen, I should come out of college making 55-65K a year.

Assess properties in your chosen market to see if either has potential.

Your principal is still at risk when it is invested, even if you have chosen an allocation with historically low volatility.

@Barbra Thebenyane, I have found biggerpockets to be a great community of like minded investors, where I can discuss and learn more about the intricacies of my chosen field of REI - Mobile home parks. 

If you know exactly what you want & why you want it, then I would recommend to start looking at your chosen markets to start analyzing properties until you're comfortable with the amount of capital you have to start.Good Luck!!

That's just what he has chosen to do with his life.