there are 3 or 4 companies that sell how to programs normally about 2k to 3k.. this will give you the basics.. or you can try to find a used set of books tapes on E bay for 50 bucks or so.

So he basically got a house for free, plus 24k profit to keep for himself.

They operate it basically, but the rents come from the guests.  

I'm not requesting a frank loyd wright design, basically, I'm looking for a modern style that we see all over the internet. 

So you’re basically saying that the money I personally put into my Roth IRA, whether from age 20 to 23 or whatever age> it can be taken out penalty-free, right?

It will familiarize you with the basic terminology and benefits.

@Josh GregoryEdgewater has some good blocks and there is certainly a lot of activity as it is basically wedged between Ohio City and Lakewood.

For the basics I'm looking at a half acre of land for 150k Duplex Manu 3/2 1900 sqft per side 230KConstruction is roughly 150kThe rent minimum i would expect is 2500 per side and could probably stretch it a little because of the amount of land they would have access to.

And I was able to scale up and get 12 houses basically for free by deploying equity from my rentals to buy more.

You can find guidelines for determining material participation, the rules for determining who's a real estate professional and what's active participation, and the special rules that apply to the income and losses from a passive activity held through a publicly traded partnership (PTP) in Publication 925,"Basically, rental is generally passive unless you are a real estate professional, HOWEVER, refer to pub 925 for special rules.