Hello @KJay Bratcher,Agreed with @Jonathan Greene & @Mohammed Rahman. 

@Deepak Sukhija - I agree with others that you should talk to a few lenders to get an idea of how much of a down payment you'll need to execute the deal.

I agree with Chris.

Welcome as well and I agree with @Nathan Gesner that you want to be real clear on why you are getting your license and whether it's worth it.

And finally, while there are likely some pro accounts that will only give you discounts if you are licensed, most will let anyone sign up, and are often based on volume spent at that store anyways.Can not agree more!  

Hi Samantha - based on the info, agree with others too.

A duplex or triplex could be a solid first step.Get Legal AdviceTalk to a trusted attorney before agreeing to anything like a trust.

I've only owned a couple sfh am middle-aged and not sure I agree with flipping sfh at this point to create wealth, time freedom and passive income so I have been reading and there seems to be a lot of talk with multi-families and more specifically apartment investing.

By sending a check, in many states, if the tenant cashes the check they are de facto agreeing with your damage assessment and will have little ground to dispute your accounting.  

Quote from @Johnny Lynum: Absolutely agree!