@Joe S.This is a “know your audience” responseIf you are around a bunch of college professors and they are technical then yes you can pull out all the big words - but as you mention many will try and use these big words in a convo and they scream newbie because it’s apparent they lack some knowledge as they are creating word salad with what they say.I just tell people be yourself

Quote from @Billy Smith: Having all or most of your rentals paid off is a great feeling with the cash flow rolling in .You know have a bigger shovel to buy more properties , folks get the fever want more more dam the debt full speed ahead .I read a lot saying what  is the rate of the  note ,you could deploy the money in  ,gold ,stocks etc....With just a couple rentals paid off in A -B area I put my kids though Division 1 state college.  

I think this is a great way for you to produce additional income.You could also teach music lessons.

I look forward to engaging with you and sharing the lessons learned in my journey.Regards,Andrew

@Amyson Varughese either figure out the eviction process or hire an experienced attorney that all they do is evictions.Otherwise, your tenant will teach YOU a lesson!

Lessons learned?

I temper this with a very early lesson learned--every home has a ceiling... a ceiling on price. 

I was curious if anyone here is investing and living in college station.

Lessons learned?

In March of 2017, I closed my first real estate wholesale deal. It wasn’t a huge payday—$5,000—but what I gained from the experience was far more valuable than the check.

It started when I got a lead from an older ...