,I'd like to start off by saying I am very impressed at the varying levels of expertise represented on this site and that I only wished I would have learned of all of these opportunities earlier.A little background on myself, I 32 years old, a Texas Native (Houston Area) and for most of my adult life I have been employed (comfortably) in the oil and gas industry.

Option 2: get a house with an in-law suite. 5 Bedroom 3 bath. 20k down, PITI would be $1200 get roommates for the upper level to live with me $350-400/month (goal would be 3-4 roommates).

Again, very cool on many levels as a parent.

If you get lucky and there is some urban renewal that eventually takes place then you'll have decent appreciation or at the very least you could exit by rehabbing the houses, placing additions, whatever it takes to get the house to full retail level for whatever is going on around you and then exit.But if you look in Wichita at a couple of neighborhoods that will never appreciate and have never appreciated - Plainvew and Hilltop - they'll only appreciate if they take a bulldozer there like they should have/were supposed to after WWII/Korean wars ended.

I organize a meetup in South Minneapolis that has been going very well and gets people from all experience levels. 

Knock down brick walls at least 2 feet below ground level.

The humidity levels in units 2 and 3 aren't nearly as bad as on the first floor unit (which is the one I'm currently house hacking). 

Same goes for levels of income to save.

You could lock yourself in a bunker for a month and not watch all the free content he has available.If you are interested in 2nd position notes - @Martin Saenz does education and training.Books will give you a very high (and I mean high) level of understanding but you will not be able to buy a note (or I should say you should not buy a note) after reading a book.

In RI, I can get good cap rates with great entry-level pricing, but less long-term growth and more work driving from Boston.