Ali, to answer your question,  I started looking in the San Antonio area as a future retirement area and the agent I hooked up with is also a property manager. 

I had my primary residence and an ok job but not a lot of savings.

Working 2 jobs, I recently got engaged so were saving to buy our own house (duplex) on tops of wedding expenses.  

MY QUESTION IS THERE IS A WAY TO PLACE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY SO LATER ON I CAN GET REPAID BACK FOR SAVING THE HOME?

Complexity being that my mom is retired and doesn't want ANY income for whatever financial planning reasons and she doesn't want to do the work, but she's liking the idea of keeping the wealth in the family and we've had a very good financial relationship for my entire adult life.

My goals are to build long term wealth/cash flow through real estate investing, rental properties or other investments to provide a sound retirement for my family.I've been researching real estate knowledge on google for a few months and accidently came accross your site while reading other forums about real estate investing.

hi guys, been listening to BP now for the past 6 months and interested in building a rental property portfolio in order to retire early or at least supplant half of my income!

I hear a lot of people that are concerned ( AKA complain) about a high tax bill and my response is usually "talk to a professional (or two) to maximize your tax savings as much as is allowed by law.  

For fulfillment you can do it yourself to save money if you are broke, but ultimately if you want better response rates and focusing your time on value-add, then you will want to outsource fulfillment to a shop that has economies of scale and can offer you great rates.

Having a steady job will allow you to save cash for down payments on properties.