@Leslie L Meneus, while the forums can be pretty good, in-person networking and sharing ideas is much more valuable.  

Thank you in advance for any advice or guidance you can share!

Pricing in DFW probably means you wont live rent free,and will have to pay your fair share of normal rent, but you also get 3 more people contributing to your loan paydown and you get to keep the appreciation.Buy hey...maybe I'm wrong....go talk to a local bank or credit union near where you live and get a term sheet from them for financing. 

Hello, can you share the outcome?

They're really securities sales disguised as loans, since the undisclosed convertible notes become a share of securities for investors in the secondary market under the promulgated laws of the United States Securitie Exchange Commision (S.E.C.).

dogsbite.org is a propagandist site created by a web designer who was bitten by a dog.

But if you know any other resources or great spots to get started, please share them! 

But the lawsuit reveals details that are hard to ignore: emails, phone calls, and even group meetings allegedly used to share strategies for keeping rents high.

I'm considering purchasing a condo or a small SFH in the Oceanside/Carlsbad area as an investment property and renting it out on a short term rental site like AirBNB. 

What I can share is that the risk-reward will not be worth it as a 'newbie' due to your limited capital and inability to actively manage your properties.