I imagine you are probably not leveraged the way I am.

Hi all, I have been educating myself on real estate investing for the better part of 2 years now, and hopefully plan on closing a deal sometime soon near Indianapolis, IN.

If you don't meet above criteria you can not setup a Solo 401k plan.You can use leverage when buying investment property in your retirement account, however because you are considered to be a 'disqualified person' you are not allowed to provide personal guarantee - therefore the loan must be non-recourse.

Read following links for education true for any market.

Be careful not to get too leveraged.

That right there is a real education. 

I thought leveraging with a mortgage would make the Cash on Cash percentage go up compared to paying full cash?

I have buy n hold from just a few years ago (in San Diego but OC would have similar returns) where I have made in excess of 5 times my investment and have pulled out my initial investment leveraging the money for additional profit therefore achieving far in excess of 5 times my investment. 

The JV partnership includes education, training, deal funding and 50/50 equity split on any deal I bring to the partnership.

Looking into sites that can assist in mapping crime/education/etc.