@Sean Sloop Awesome job taking action!

Im getting married and a couple kids will be on the way in the next 3-5 years so I am inclined to finance a deal now to take action however I don’t want to be more risky than necessary.

@Michael Frias,There's no black and white answer as to what the best course of action is for getting into real estate.That said, I kind of like what @Ryan Luby said about wholesaling being a good option if it's something that comes to you. 

Just heard some concerns from Gary Keller about $3T student loan debt outpacing consumer debt at a two to one ratio.

The second big action item is that you cannot advertise that you do not accept Section 8 vouchers. 

Go read some consumer-written reviews, google business or yelp, or wherever you like to read reviews that isn't pay-to-play (JD Powers, BBB, etc, are p2p).

Hi Nitin,You cannot legally raise current rents more than 5% of the current rent + the Consumer Price Index of your region.

It's just time consuming.

Does it benefit you to find a "compatible" Realtor to handle the sometimes time consuming tasks to get a transaction done, or you spend time doing it yourself with your own license? 

(I'll post the owner's actions as the discussion progresses.)