This topic could drag on endlessly.

Activities can be endless, after school you'll have football practice, the band plays again, sometimes schools are open for civic activities.

I live in Dallas Texas, a new bie here and into real estate, so no experience of any sort, but one thing keep ringing to me daily each time i am with business analyst and real estate practioners, they keep talking about the growth already in Dallas and still climbing, Toyota North America Headquarters construction on going, they relocating here.So even a new bie like me know what that means.Nebraska furniture onwed by Warren Bugget is new and has driven many businesses here, the list of up coming development in Dallas endless, you wont regret settling and investing here as you already say TX topping your list.Good luck

You can read ENDLESS cautionary tales here on BP, but at the end of the day, if you walk away, YOU need to know why that was right for YOU!

I saw a post on Craigslist recently for a Runner/Assistant Property Manager for a company called Wedgewood in the Phoenix area and I have yet to hear back but I am wondering if it would be a good idea to have a W2 job working in a real estate relevant job and if I will learn things that will get me to where I want to be as an investor with my own company.

Bottom line there are endless resources out there including the wealth of knowledge on this site. 

The list of research is really endless but I recommend you think through the first year and what could really derail you and identify risk mitigation measures for those scenarios...you cannot eliminate risk but you can be prepared for it and make informed risk decisions.

Yesterday Harvard announced they will have online courses for Undergrads @ $50k this coming fallhttps://theweek.com/speedreads/923878/harvard-undergraduates-pay-full-tuition-nearly-50000-completely-online-classes-fall$50k can be better spent on real estate with endless online free training material and maybe some mentorshipWhat can be going through these kids heads with an unstable economy, learning at home and unsure if a degree can guarantee them a career.

I don't want the endless cycle of balloon mortgages that seem designed to benefit banks, not borrowers. 

You'll find endless reading hours of great info.