@William Collins I agree with your thoughts on this.

Quote from @Jenn Collins: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Hi @Michael Collins,Building a team is always a challenge.

Originally posted by @Andy Collins: First let's talk about the stock market and my personal experience,,you said as long as you buy an index there was little chance to lose everything,,,maybe you should have been in the S&P 500 Index in 2007/08,,I was and was on margin,, I lost about 80% of what I had in, so never say you can't loose everything, you can.

@Josh Collins I'm no expert but still seems like Self Dealing if your IRA is invested in a Corp that you draw a salary from. 

I am a local Fort Collins investor and part time property manager.  

Quote from @William Collins: Congratulations!

Seems like everything north of Dallas (Collin County area) is hard to make work and i don't know what parts of South Dallas or Fort Worth where i should be looking. 

@Dylan Robinson and @Collin H. both manage a number of properties in the area and can provide some insight on this. 

If you're looking to exclusively invest in Collins County or similar areas then you can kiss those numbers goodbye, but many other places (including Little Rock, a perennial city with strong rent demand) have a R/V ratio that will serve you well.What is the big picture thing that you want to get out of investing?