Starting with an owner-occupied duplex is a great way to get into real estate investing while keeping things manageable.

Start with the Arizona Department of Real Estate website and verify credentials, search licensees by entering their names. 

You can make a real case for either decision, so - and I can't believe I'm saying this - do what feels good.

Often, buyers will make the mistake of selecting an already themed home that looks ok in the real estate listing.

Besides that, just wanted to chime in real quick - I'd highly check in with a CPA and I am no tax expert, so wanted to preference that.

Hello BP's:We're looking to start building our real estate portfolio, right now analyzing different market to find the right one for us.We were wondering if anybody has experience in Sherman, TX market?

If this is for real, I strongly suspect you'll need to be an accredited investor.

You came to the right place to learn more about real estate investing!

I've seen many landlords that get lucky with good renters for a long period of time, then everything falls apart when they have to deal with real difficulty.I looked up your property on Google Maps, and the street view looks bad.

My last offering was has been a real challenge and Matt has stuck with it for over a year.Never swaying from his commitment to me and my success.You need to be willing to take his advice and work hard but his stuff works.I would whole heartedly recommend him to anyone who is serious about raising private money.