Understanding of the investment: I "thought" I understand the simple business model AHP presented.

Investing does need to be approached more like a business than just a simple stock trade.

(Think "S" means "Simple", and "C" means "Complicated") Don't try it at home.

They partnered with an experienced realtor who handled most of the contractor coordination while they focused on financing and design decisions..

My core investing philosophy is pretty simple, and has done very well across almost two decades and numerous cities:1) Invest in cities with population (and job) growth2) Invest in parts of the city where household income is near the median (or slightly below)3) Invest in properties that provide cash flow from day 1 Thank you for sharing that. 

.: Before the fur starts flying, can I at least make one simple statement about this situation?

Many companies have left the state entirely.Insurance is a simple math game. 

Even creating a simple model to evaluate potential deals or predict returns could be a fun way to combine your interests while gaining hands-on experience.The most important thing is to start somewhere.

Read some books, preferably those written prior to 2015 when YouTube gurus started telling everyone how easy it is to buy 17 houses a year with no money down.Investing is pretty simple if you just follow the process investors were using since the beginning of time.

But it seems to my simple way of thinking isn't that *also* going to reduce your monthly benefits to a large percent?