I think for at least one of mine (it's been a long time) it was just a letter that my commander had to sign, basically saying I was in the military, behaving myself, and the Air Force wasn't trying to actively kick me out.

However I am basically ONLY talking about owner occ purchase money loans and mainly for first time buyers..

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

It has to be worthwhile for both parties. for example 10% share of profits on a $100k deal basically will yiled us nothing. we typically take 50% upside at a min. 

To my basic understanding RIETS are like bonds that you invest in then slowly pay you back based on your initial investment? 

So for 10k its 33 and if your self managing basically C class rentals thats a full time job maybe not full time but its anything but passive.

It's more about steady content and natural growth once you nail the basics like keyword integration and technical optimizations.

Business 101- find a need, fill a need @Lorien Rollins could probably help you with the basics 

Study landlord basics, especially on what to include in your lease (going forward you will ALWAYS have a written lease).(2.5 Learn from mistakes and don't repeat them.)

I haven’t invested in a property myself but all of my clients are basically investors!