I would appreciate any information.I'm not sure how much should I trust the RE person, it's in his interest to sell me the place.

Dealing with private syndication is like dealing with individual actor that many times has different personality, nuances and lack of public/transparency skillset.

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

If you are sharing your personal space, you have the right to reject people of different races, religions, sex, people with children, etc.

I personally know a real estate broker that has done such.  

If the same person is willing to cut it down for free in exchange for the wood, I'd let them do it.

Pete/Tampa area on unrelated persons living together in a home?

If you're the kind of person that needs hard math and graphing to understand things, this is completely the book you need on building wealth through duplex living.If your wife is behind you in this idea, and can see it as a move to financial independence, congratulations, you're in the small minority, as I am.

Every room has a few pieces of furniture/personal belongings.

I’m finally ready to take the plunge into real estate investing, but with two kids, I’m nervous to use any of my own cash for the first project. Any tips on how to navigate this?