I have the opportunity to work for my father’s company when I graduate and rather than renting an apartment until I can save up $25,000 (advice given in Scott Trench’s book), I hope to house hack immediately upon graduation.

Considering the book is aimed at pretty new investors who WILL be hands on, investing with an IRA can be difficult if you follow all of the rules, especially if you want to be a hands on person.

Thanks guys for all your advice.I should have prefaced my post by saying that I have been educating myself on biggerpockets.com and reading every book I could find for the last 2 years, that being said, I realize that a person never stops learning so that's why I am here, to continue learning.I have attended a couple REI investor club meetings in my area but maybe I just haven't met the right person yet that would be interested in partnering or mentoring me on my first project.Again, thanks for your advise!

Congrats on taking the full leap and E-Myth is a great book! I

Scott's book is very helpful, if for no other reason than that it helps you put repairs into an organized progression.

I went to Amazon and look for books on rental property and landlording and the first book I picked is "How to Rent Your Hose" by Brandon Turner.  

It's like a good book I can't put it down!

If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to meet up in person.I've also started to listen to the archive of Podcasts and am reading every book I can get my hands on.

I think a book is a good read if I can pull just one gem of an idea from a book.I thought a good thread would be for people to tell us their "gems" that they gathered from their favorite books.

Once Monday rolls around, your money is gone.I'm not oblivious to the fact the our economy is in the toilet and the current administration is doing all it can to make sure that continues, but the person writing this book is also in the business of making money.