Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there, I found out that I was qualified to take a test and get a real estate broker license so I took the test and got my license.  

The landlord accepted partial rent for a year and is going to have to explain to a judge or court why he allowed you to stay and made no attempt to evict.

The rooms are furnished so i decided to rent the rooms out through Airbnb for stays of 30 days plus.

These policies help the rich get richer and the poor stay poor.

I highly suggest you to read, "The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing".

It did exactly that, I took the Ultimate Beginners Guide and it put me in the right direction.The reason I put "Trainee" in my subject is because I bought into the systematic way of thinking so I have acquired quite a bit of debt, and none of it is a "good debt".

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there, I found out that I was qualified to take a test and become a real estate broker, so I took the test and got a license but I never did that full time.Regardless of what I had, I felt more comfortable in the construction business.  

I just finished reading through the Ultimate Beginner's guide as well.

If you need the income produced by these properties then you cannot buy them in an IRA; that money stays locked up until you hit retirement age.

I'm not sure how long the tax rate will stay low.