Looking for success stories or other experiences , positive or negative, range of costs, etc.

I have read all of the "trends" and statistics but now I am Looking for feedback on personal experience in the Akron market.I appreciate it! 

Does this sound right,  would appreciate your experience with this?

You lose all of the control and these are long term investments - but in my experience the returns match what I had on the active real estate and I am hiring professionals to manage the assets.  

@Keith AngellFrom my experience, both a HELOC and refinancing have their advantages depending on your goals.

You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on, and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

It’s incredible that his experience would be so similar to mine.

I'd love to hear anyone's experience in the construction of a duplex on land.

However, after you get some experience, you probably want to get a Private Lender since this will allow you to keep the majority of the profits.

Would it be a good idea to get a real estate license and work in real estate or are there other options to get in Missouri to get real estate experience without a license?