I read in one of the articles here on Bigger Pockets that it's sometimes smart for investors to partner up and also try to "go big" to make your expenses smaller percentage wise (economies of scale).

In this article, we are going to suggest you why you must buy your own house instead of paying the rent.Before you start looking for the buying options, always ask yourself the kind of property that you are looking for.

an article or a book?

Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with this before and give me some great news cause it's a great deal!!

_r=0The Supreme Court’s Disastrous Misreading of the Fair Housing ActA decision endorsing ‘disparate impact’ analysis will turn a law meant to prohibit discrimination into a vehicle for race-conscious housing decisions: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-supreme-courts-disastrous-misreading-of-the-fair-housing-act-1435707270More Millennials Are Living in Single-Family HomesFannie Mae report and commentary find that millennials favor living in single-family homes, whether they buy or rent: http://www.inman.com/2015/07/01/more-millennials-are-living-in-single-family-homes/Moody’s Analytics: Single-Family Rental Growth Will AccelerateSingle-family home rentals since the housing bubble burst nearly a decade ago have seen massive growth, according to a new look from Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist.

To original poster as far as leveraging there was a great article just written in the BP blog on it.

This is a great forum with very knowledgeable members that will help to guide you in the right direction.If you haven’t been to it already, the Bigger Pockets blog features links to their fantastic podcast and many great articles: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/There are a few self-contained guides that you can access here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides

I try to be consistent and I'm just trying to go in and pick the best in the field.BP article - https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

On one hand it's a good news that there will be new opportunities coming to Memphis with the new Ford Electric Vehicle plant. 

In all cases I've found, the math works out that it makes more sense to invest post tax dollars in real estate rather than pre-tax dollars in the stock market (article links below).