What's your long term goal?

One of the main challenge that I observed is that individuals often lack a clear end goal or strategy, or they select a market that doesn't align it.

My strongest abilities are math skills, work ethic and goal oriented. 

This sounds like a great opportunity to do some tax planning with a CPA to determine what type of entity structuring meets your goals. 

Either way, there are a number of good options currently on the market for the goals you have laid out.

Particularly be sure to include your goals for real estate investing so that folks can help you. 2) Follow your favorite forum topics and set up keyword alerts!

So if someone can demonstrate you had no intention to close (as, for example, by demonstrating you had no ABILITY to close) you have no interest, and nothing you can sell without brokering.But in any case, it remains true in many contexts that specific enabling legislation, and rules promulgated under it, is going to trump general provisions of the common law of contracts.  

I like to start with the end goal in mind: What do you want this to look like in 10,20 and 30 years from now?

2nd mortgage 30 year fixed 2nd mortgage are more common to get than a line of credit 

What are your goals in real estate?