Finally I found a property that is a good deal for buy and hold, it's my first one so I have no idea about the costs of things, right now my doubt is:How much is a resonable cost for an inspection of a 1250 sqft apartment in Dallas, TX?

It is a book that will resonate with you because he puts in systems, which you know from your military days, and will learn in your dentistry days. 

In general home prices have been increasing over the past 4 years and I am not sure if it is sustainable, but if it does continue you could have a bit of equity.

When you get into commercial unless you are doing large balance properties a lot of banks push 20 year amortization with 3 to 5 year balloons and full recourse with 30% down.Of course there are exceptions but these types of loans do not resonate with me.

I work for Saint Joe's, managing university housing (my background is architecture and sustainability) and have been learning the market and building a solid network.

Most of those groups will be a lot of 'gurus' and 'salespeople' so be warned of that, but listen to what goes on and see what resonates with you.

Before you borrow additional funds, make sure that your business plan is built on a sustainable foundation.

End of the day you need to figure out whether they are truly motivated to sell, and help them solve their problems. 4) Start a sustained direct mail campaign.

There is no "get rich quick" scheme out there that will likely ever do more than deplete your cash reserves meant to sustain you for the coming years.

One of the nice things about REI is that you can kind of take your time, invest some time and energies on the side and see if it keeps your interest and is sustainable.