Is it worth it to have my contracts drawn up, or at least reviewed by a Real Estate Attorney.

Glad to be taking real estate investing seriously. 

Purchase price: $191,000 Was my primary home, kept it and bought another.

@Josh WellsRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

I am brand new to all things Real Estate, and Investing related and I signed up for BiggerPockets to meet great people in the same space I'm trying to enter as well as learn as much as I can.

Honestly, hire yourself a real agent to deal with the BS on your behalf.

W-2, 1099, etc.) with passive income/loss from my rentals (STR, LTR).AnswerThere are a few ways, but the most common for real estate investors is to own a rental that 1.) meets the IRS requirements to be considered an STR and 2.) fulfill the material participation requirements.

As long as the investor does not expose himself to negative cash flow for long periods of time, over any 5 year and definitely 10 year period the real estate market in general should recover enough to provide a positive value change for most real properties.  

They are praying on anyone who would think Find Dream Rental would be a real company.

As I’m starting my real estate investment journey, would it be a wise decision to rent out my primary residence and seek a temporary rental for myself while I save money to purchase an additional property for investment?