They read, they listen, but ultimately they analyze until they are paralyzed, afraid to finally dip their toe in the water and do a deal.  

Sure we can give your our coin(s) on the matter but its best to make the final decision after securing professional input of all of the pros and cons for various types of entity structuring and the likes of in whichever State(as laws and costs vary by State)and so forth....Kudos,Mary 

I am worried that if I try to run sole prop, dont include him in the biz  the IRS is gonna nail me because he has no job besides stay at home dad.  

. $350k loan with final appraisal of $650k with plans to hold for 5-10 years built on inherited property.

In 2013, I finally came to the conclusion that I needed to cut my losses.After speaking to my realtor and CPA, I sold the rental in a short sale.

BP Community, I finally took the plunge and created an account.

I've been reading quite a bit about real estate investing and am now finally getting into actually researching and crunching numbers, which leads me to this head scratching moment...I'm perusing RealtyRates.com and am looking at the national data for apartments.

After i graduate i plan on obtaining my real estate license so i can finally begin to invest. 

@Damian Mandina, Ryan Billingsley pretty much nailed it on the head.

I've been reading Brandon Turner's book and finally made my way here!