I would not be short sighted and move forward on the purchase as you will absorb a really large problem at the onset and wont likely have great appeal when moving out of the unit.

and will my first purchase effect my borrowing muscles?

New to the investing community and on a very small scale.  We have built three homes acting as sub-contractor, total remodel, and one lock-and-key.Currently, we have a million dollar home that we would love to lease i...

@Jeff Gomes Welcome, work on setting up some goals for your real estate business.

For truly loose restrictions on investment deals you'd need to go to a flat rate brokerage that doesn't offer training, but most that do offer training and support still allow a handful of personal deals per year and have minimum broker fees over that amount.What flexibility do you have on setting commissions and what are the minimum broker fees if you sell a cheap listing or discount commission for an investor client who does volume with you without major headaches? 

It's hard to unlearn muscle memory built up over many years of use, and I can see you've been here some years.

Of course, just about every attorney will "sell" you on setting up a LLC. 

Real estate investing is a new muscle you simply have to grow!

But I would be happy to partner with you on setting something up for Fort Worth.

Can you suggest a Podcast or Webinar or give me your thoughts on setting up a team to do flips?