Thanks,Mike  Vanilla Fannie/Freddie 30YF is the gold standard.25% down is the standard.For an SFR you can technically do as little as 15% down but the rate will suck.

Ned teased me constantly about buying this lien because he couldn't believe it would actually be worth considering and I tease him back about how he indirectly did help me buy this  particular lien and look, J and I struck gold!!!  

This website is a gold mine of information and real life experiences.

If you find a high quality PM, they'll be worth their weight in gold and can truly make your investment passive. 

There is a ton of gold in these thar hills.Avery's book is also an excellent resource like @John Underwood said. https://store.biggerpockets.co...

Not even the 80/20 rule with realtors, more like the 97/3 rule in my experience.A good realtor, better yet a good realtor that is also a good RE investor, is worth their weight in gold.

I would say I still pay gold-plated prices for everything, but now I know why.

Based purely on statistics, someone someday will be right and will get a gold star for their flabbergasting insight. 

But that book is a gold mine. 

Real estate investing is a pretty forgiving world and the average person can still make money even with some pretty big mistakes.Nathan, soo much gold here in this post.thanks for sharing.