For instance, said property manager manages maintenance issues, problems that arise during bookings, basically anything that needs a physical person at the property, while I manage the rest?

To me, having one mortgage payment for 2 - 4 houses (basically) always seemed interesting and like something that would give me more bang for my buck. 

I can keep going but these are a few of the basics...

We're never going to erase class in any capitalistic system so the best you can do is put up some basic guard rails and let the market do what it does.  

Courses and webinars are great if you're getting basic information to help start you off, but you'll never truly retain the information if you don't apply it.

Anyone with the capabilities to do basic research knows and understands this. 

Here you are basically hitting it without needing to manage a property in another location.

While I understand the basic structure of General Partners (GP) and Limited Partners (LP), I was under the impression that GPs always had to put 'skin in the game.'

DFW Real Estate Investor Club.I think both are about $20 per event to attend the basic meetings. 

In hot markets like Austin, having an agent network can be a massive advantage.