Thanks Steve E.

Yes/NoTexas should require employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to protect jobs for legal workers.

How you weight each of the factors depends on your personal goals.

Yes, it may come with some headaches as I am facing so many challenges in decision making what is the best way to do it but if there are no challenges then there is no fun.Currently am learning how to open up a youtube channel, starting a general life blog, trying to lose weight, learning to eat healthily, create a zen circle of positive friends.

OwnershipJOHNSON ANNE PELZEL - OWNERJOHN E STEWART(UCOS)9 E 39TH STSAN ANGELO, TX 76903-2121

Help persuade her, I like your take @Randy E.

It's less weight when traveling, especially if you have multiple books.

I also have gotten good returns in PA.Right now my duplex is generating $1,000 per month and fully rented.I manage it myself and my maintenance guy takes care of issues if and when they come up.New Castle, PA is good place if anyone wanted to look in that area. https://m.estately.com/listings/info/410-410-5-e-division--1

Also, if dealing with just the owner, how do I go about doing a title search for O&E, taxes, liens etc and making it contingent, would there be an escrow we can go through?

the training as an aside.. private money lenders are NOT looking for newbies generally and are not sitting at home waiting for a guru to call and say they have a new student.you can simply talk to your local HML which is who you would use anyway if you need capital.as for learning the business there are a myrid of ways to do that.you can go to e bay and buy any and all guru course and videos for pennies... spend a few hundred on those and sift through the information.there is just so much hype that people can go from not knowing anything about real estate to be financially independent in a few short months.. and folks simply don't know what they don't know this is a long game a very long game.. and depending on were your living and working it can be very very difficult without substantial cash already.. areas of the North east and mid west you can deal in SFR's like used cars because they sell for that. if your west coast based.. much tougher