Hello, Semi-new investor from Dallas, TX.

Semi-annual payments, balloons, etc. all add some risk to the note holder.Collateral is treated differently as well (think SFR that is O/O vs.

After deciding on becoming a Buy and Hold landlord for semi-passive income, I started the search.

I have hope, but kept my initial capital low, since it is semi speculative.

So, again, set goals, make them as rigid as possible, but understand there will be insurmountable events that prevents you from going the same direction.At 18, you have a lot of time to make mistakes and refine your goals.Good luck!

.@ Dave - I agree daytime in the winter months could be a problem, but I would hope after semi-annual investing that I would have a team competent enough to help while I'm not present.@ William - How did you go about building your team?

By keeping the sandbox more controlled it will make it easier to make them feel unwelcome.If BP finds itself in a position where there is an actual need for a bulk REO forum down the road, perhaps you can create a semi-private forum where the members are screened to keep out the spammers.

So, as far as I know here are the specsLocation- North Seattle, semi-desirable neighborhood.

Without computing it (based on when contributions are paid in, monthly, semi annually, etc) that could be right.

The whole house gets the same color (except I paint basements one shade lighter).Here they are:Main living area (1st and 2nd floors): Totally Tan SW6115 in Eggshell SherScrubBasement: Bagel SW6114 in Eggshell SherScrubCeilings: Navajo White SW6126 in Flat SherScrubTrim and Doors: Creamy SW7012 in Semi-gloss Promar or DurationI've been using these colors consistently on all my flips and get rave reviews.