She replies quickly to any questions I haveThey offer a tenant turn discount, if the tenant moves out and the property is not rented, they do not charge me while they are finding a tenantI see receipts immediately for any repairs that need doneThey remind me if I have any bills due, Taxes water etc So I never forgetSometimes it is important not only to know what licenses/certifications the company has, how long they have been in business, what kind of reviews they have, but also to know that they truly care about the investment and not just collecting their 10%

Plans vary so check with your administrator on your plan's rules, but common rules are that you pay the loan back over 5 years with interest.  

@Edward Rhoads @Andrew S.Self-directed Coverdell ESAs do exist and you can put the same kinds of investments in them as you can put in a self-directed IRA.

If you want to learn valuable lessons all day I would get into some kind of property management gig.  

When you account for all the expenses and can still make money then that is what a good deal is.One more bit of feedback, Make sure you have some room by buying for less than its worth. 70% of ARV is most common for cash purchases on buy and hold properties,but you can go a little higher when financing is involved.

@James Wise  and my experience in your market ( well never did a deal in your market) but in those asset class's if you don't get rent.. your in for an eviction and those are not free.. and you will have turn over that will be some kind of money 1 to 2k generally.even good tenants when they leave turn over is at least 700 to 1k.. some will get lucky no doubt but that is what I saw as average for our 350 home portfolio that we owned.

I'm kind of a workaholic so real estate works with my schedule.

What kind of investing are you interested in?

What kinds are you thinking of buying (e.g.: single family homes)?

I'm also not sure what kind of rehab financing is available, so that may be a factor too.