I am amazed at the number if people who want to fly jets before they've taken ground school, flight training or solo'd.Probate is a drawer full of tools that go into your larger tool chest.

@Matthew Atkinson here is a link to the meetup where you can join and receive future invites:  http://www.meetup.com/texas-real-estate-Investment-Education-Training-Networking/events/225179959/?

I'll jump on the train with Michael here and say use financing with the low out of pocket cash once you're out here.

Obviously, finding competent/trustworthy ground troops in each city will be a key determinant in how quickly the business can scale.9) See if I can train my niece and/or nephew to eventually inherit the business.

You’ll probably find advertisements for them in Marketplace.If you don't want to do that, than consider investing in training.

Just easier to hire around here for anything important and pay a little more to not have the communication problems and drawn out training process.   

Less than 1 mile away from a train station.

My pros: I have good credit (740+, no delinquencies, long credit history), combined income with me and husband including our jobs and real estate income ~90k/yr (for now. will be increasing in 1-2 years once i'm done with my current training).

As you probably already know, YouTube is a great resource for training videos on any home improvement projects.Have you thought about searching for a handyman who would be willing to perform home improvement projects in exchange for a reduction on a portion of the rent in your rental unit.

Now in some markets were rents sky rocketed last 5 years investment properties moved up with them.. but in markets were rents are relatively stable you will not see much movement in value as your only exit is to a landlord and one that is trained on BP to boot and backs into what they will pay for a specific cash flow.