I have no prior real estate knowledge but I am eager to learn and hopefully start investing soon.

A provision in the IRS code known as 72T allows one to receive distributions prior to age 59 1/2.  

There are too many D/D items to go into here but you can always start with the Texas Real Estate Commission website and search for prior actions taken by TREC against your current or future brokerage.

However, long story short, yes there is, although I would recommend finding an advisor who is skilled in holistic financial planning that includes not just traditional stock market investments or real estate investments exclusively, but all investment strategies to help in your specific goals.In general though, you can either find a fee-only CFP that has expertise in real estate and other alternative investments, or you can find an advisor who is at the very least willing to have a conversation free of charge prior to any actual investments so they can give you a very good idea of whether they would be able to help you prior to beginning a relationship.

Thank you,Nirav  I would have visited the site prior to investing to gauge the area and understand the market better.

Since electricity and water is included in our rent, we also have a clause stating that if the monthly bill doubles compared to the month-comparable bill from the prior year, then the excess will be assessed as a fee.

We provide a section in the apartment manual with step by step cleaning instruction.  

Because he/she will know the process of buying / selling properties so they can be better suited to ask you the right questions.For example, since I acquired properties in the past, I know the ask clients if they got a home inspection/appraisal / survey prior to closing on the property.

STRs cannot be thrown into the same aggregation election that you use when qualifying for REPS.The only way to unlock STR losses is to pass material participation, and pass it specifically for STRs.Myth 6: STRs are reported on Schedule C instead of Schedule EThis myth comes from misunderstanding the IRS instructions that were specifically written to be confusing.

I do not have a signed agreement with them because they never returned it...Does it fall back on the prior written agreement?