If you are actively building your portfolio, might as well take the dive now and learn the system.

Since I got out of the military, I had various positions, to include selling security systems with ADT. 

Is it silly to buy a small/semi-decent deal just to learn versus focusing 100% on finding large apt buildings that I can go in on which could take much longer?

How's the neighborhood and local school system? 

We just went live w/ Booking.com, FlipKey, HomeAway and VRBO so i'd like to have a better system in place. 

We resided the house, replaced the HVAC system, renovated the entire kitchen and bathroom, refinished the hardwood floors, poured a new concrete porch in front, repainted the house inside and out and redid the landscaping.

Or better yet, hire an experienced Houston Realtor.Not sure if you’re new to Texas but make sure you understand the property tax system and that taxes are generally higher than many other US areas.  

This dude with no profile pic on his second post will ask about buying a $179,000 triplex built in, say, 1925 in a place like Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. he'll have some description sheet ginned up by the seller with some vague language about the questionable roof and the convoluted heating system and all he'll want to know is if it's a good deal...the cash flow upside looks awesome, PLEASE HELP!!!

It is a vicious cycle until something forces a shock to the system.

Convicts frequently have a good understanding of laws, an advantage that people tend to underestimate their intelligence, and knowledge of how the criminal justice system works.