TKS,TB" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 22px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; overflow: hidden; height: 208px;">Hello BP Family,I'm a new Investor starting a Rehab in the DFW area.

Purchase price: $27,000 Cash invested: $68,000 Completed a large scale renovation on this 100 year old Shotgun style home in Stringtown, just west of IUPUI.

Hi Sriram, Personally I would take a course, especially if I was new to real estate investing in general, BUT what is best for you really depends on your learning style and risk tolerance.

There is an apartment that my wife and I are looking into, it's in a building that is 12 units, 3 stories. it's newly upgraded and in a great location, but am hesitant due to apartment style living being harder to rent than a townhome.

You're in a small town, look into the social scene for small towns.To do this consider joining the Moose, the Elks, the Eagles, the Rotarian, the Free Masons, the Chamber of Commerce, etc...Figure out which ones are more business oriented vs blue collar--and mix and make friends....most are just drinking clubs so you have to be 21), be accepted and pay a yearly fee.https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2hwqok

What would be a good strategy if an investor changed jobs / had a 1-time cash event that: (a) resulted in an $8,000 increase to monthly income (without a change in living style) and/or (b) received $1m without having any debt to repay, so the money was entirely free for investing?

It is free and has local investors interviewed podcast style along with networking opportunities, Its on the second thursday of the month.

I often see people post asking if they should pay down a mortgage or their student loans/car/credit card. And often times a reply says something to the tune of pay down the credit card because the interest is +10% and...

I know I could go drive around and write addresses down, but I will only have 2 days a week/ 3 hours at a time to do this, with my busy life style  I think batch will probably be best because it already has everything integrated into their system.3rd. when using services what works best? 

The marketing "tactics" (I call them tactics because most use them as that, but good people market their brand or style, even in investing) are generally marketed toward systems for investors and then they create your marketing to investors which isn't great.