Everyone has shared some valuable insights, so I won't rehash that.I'm curious though if you want to make payments monthly to build your nest? 

Pull it out over the next 5 to 10 years as you gain REI experience.  

Facebook groups can be a valuable resource for discovering properties.

Thank you in advance to anyone who reaches out or shares valuable information!

Let me know if that would be valuable to you or your investors. 

And in fairness, not worth doing if you're not making more than that anyway.If he does something like this and it exceeds the SGA (Substantial Gainful Activity) limit he would lose his disability right? 

So if you had 3 rentals with losses and 2 rentals with gains, the losses from the 3 rentals would offset the other 2 rentals and the rest of the loss would be carried forward to offset other passive activity losses in future years if applicable.

IN northern Ca we had a lot of steam wells where hereto for mineral rights were there but not that valuable or any value..

Quote from @Jamie Parker:I got a photo with Tom Cummings, Prolly the only real value I gained with 7-8k invested in education that year.

@Will Gaston This thread is a valuable resource!