And also, I'm an industrial designer which is more fine arts based.... drawing and making prototypes by hand so not so much engineering (I do get that a lot though) so not exactly the same but I do relate with you in the risk averse area ;) Thank you so much for your help. 

Both cash flow pretty well and are in excellent neighborhoods.

Thanks @Jay Hinrichs for your excellent questions.  

Perhaps there is an interesting idea to explore later on my idea of what it means to "buy a foreclosure [property]", essentially that does not mean the same as discount, which I find common in the public.To some degree, it's a little bit of an art.

I currently just closed on a 4-plex that I thougt was an excellent deal. 

Maybe the founders of this most excellent website would consider putting in a text box for “Mistakes I have made & what I learned”.

There are some very specific areas of the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex that are excellent targets for buy & hold investing. 

In addition, the deposit on the property is typically 5% - 10%, I have read numerous forums, etc. that proclaim that wholesaling is an excellent way to get started as a new investor with minimal capital available.

Hi Everyone,I've been on this site at times and really thought the forum articles were excellent.

Both excellent reads.