Joe Fairless has a fantastic book and podcast on syndication as well.There are no hard and fast rules in terms of operating costs and profit per door.

Houses very similar to it in terms of number of rooms and square footage are selling in the area for around $150,000, so if I could flip it and sell it, that's an easy $100,000. 

You may wish to confirm that the new 401k provider has experience with the particular investments in which you intend to invest your retirement funds as you very likely will have questions in terms of the mechanics (e.g. how do you invest in real estate, etc.).3.

I believe in terms of sales Midea is I believe 3rd in the world. 

If a house is purchased for investment, that is a grey area in terms of the NMLS.

I suppose I was looking for a bit more in terms of insights regarding specific allocations, and maybe I should have worded my question differently.

I was told by someone I know to pursue a "Front Office" job, where I am the "deal guy" and having a brokers license would only benefit me here in terms of initially being hired and having a leg up on other applicants as well as just knowing the right people when the time comes to make these deals happen.All the while, if I'm not overextending myself (which I will identify when the time comes) I would like to purchase my first investment property and start the road to being an investor.Please, give me questions to think about, insights you may have, objections to my career path, etc.

Being my first flip and having limited construction experience - managing subcontractors in terms of timing, process, and cost was tough.

In terms of the reading books, I'd start with the two of David LIndahl's books on multifamily.

Both in terms of location and in terms of building density on the lot?