Start by reading this: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingTake your time and listen to all of the podcasts, then you can figure out what niche fits your needs and abilities best.

I chose 20% down and the ability to personally afford the mortgage without affecting my lifestyle even if the property is not rented for extended periods of time.  

This has given me the ability to be all in at about 90% LTV, but on the lender's books it's a 75% LTV loan.

If your question comes down should we buy an expensive residence that will hurt our ability to save or buy a cheap one and then save and invest as much as we can, I would advise you to buy the cheapest one that fits your needs and focus on saving and investing.

They will have to have an ability to do multi-tasking.

Because appraisers and banks use the comparable sales approach for 1-4 units then it becomes important only to the degree it helps or hinders your ability to get financing.

Hi everyone,  I can confirm that portals do in fact have the ability to work with anyone's existing SDIRA.

All around 10x10 in size.How does three small bedrooms affect the rent and/or ability to rent the unit?

You want to be putting people into properties who are going to have the ability to qualify for a mortgage to buy the property in the option exercise period.There are clearly lots of logistics that need to be determined based on each individual case, but this is the basic L/O assignment process.

Licensees do not have this ability, they must share any material defects they are aware of, with no ability to waive the disclosure.