12.4% for social security 2.9% for Medicare Texas has no income taxesPlus whatever your Federal tax bracket is http://www.taxact.com/tools/tax-bracket-calculator...

What percentage of those funding your deals come to ifunding through your social media presence, and what percentage comes through theirs? 

With that said after years of successful investing I started my own training company in January 2014 WITH ONE MISSION.

Approval process is the usual, you need to fill out a form with all the usual info including social security number of course............ it got me thinking.In todays financing world i get many calls for creative lenders. how can you check that these company's are legit?

Yes, a very big learning curve.Your research should include online efforts to determine if owner(s) are, in fact, deceased which can be determined by social security death index. 

I am planning to maximize and utilize this time to educate myself, understand the market trends in terms of incline/decline of housing volatility (mortgage perspective), job movements, and social/economic/political factor that influences in the RE market.

Not only that but you will develop important social skills.- Go for a financial degree, you can even focus on real estate in certain majors, easy enough to research on university websites.

To further that mission, we've managed P&L as a portfolio (vs. individual properties), consistently investing in substantial, necessary and voluntary enhancements over decades: new sewer systems, new HVAC, improving drainage, upgrading appliances, adding new porches, etc.  

Meanwhile here are a few tips:Here is a Guide to Getting the Most Out of BiggerPockets: (They are also above in the forum, but are a great way to get started) http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/biggerpockets-com-tutorial/How to Effectively Use the BiggerPockets Real Estate Social Network: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/effectively-using-the-biggerpockets-real-estate-social-network-to-build-your-business/Here is a great feature to BiggerPockets: The keyword alert system:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19/keyword-alert-system/I look forward to reading your success stories in the future!

Meanwhile here are a few tips:Here is a Guide to Getting the Most Out of BiggerPockets: (They are also above the forum, but are a great way to get started) http://www.biggerpockets.com/rei/biggerpockets-com-tutorial/How to Effectively Use the BiggerPockets Real Estate Social Network: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/effectively-using-the-biggerpockets-real-estate-social-network-to-build-your-business/Here is the a great feature to BiggerPockets: The keyword alert system:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/12/19/keyword-alert-system/I look forward to reading your success stories in Jacksonville, FL in the future!