I get the concept of having one entity sign a contract with the other, and we can do that just like we would do with any customer.

@Joe Linares It's essentially the only way I acquire property...residential and commercial...bought a house this week with a purchase money mortgage 60 cents on the dollar...and some duplexes recently 40 cents on the dollar...a 150-year old hotel...and negotiating 24-units currently...Anyway, the concept is to focus on free-and-clear owners...mom-and-pop with no liens.

Backed by the concept that no deal is perfect and that I'll be bale to find something wrong with any deal he sends ( we've been hunting for deals for only a few days). 

This concept doesn’t necessarily mean invest only in real estate.The timing of your early years of retirement will define your later years of retirement, which may be dependent on the markets and overall economy.Whether or not the 4% rule will actually work is largely dependent on a concept called Sequence of Returns.

Are you comfortable with the concept of being in debt or not?

Two things I would share: 1) find a local REIA club by going to biggerpockets.com/meetup and start attending it to meet people, learn, etc. 2) Study the concept of House Hacking. imo this is the easiest way to begin.

We started this at the beginning of the year with the 90-Days of Intention Journal and unfortunately had a member that needed to step back for a while.

I’m ok in concept with accepting discounted rent for 3 years to get a good deal on a house.

I understand that appreciation does not exist in this area  and have a rough concept of the clientele, but curious to your actual experience if you've owned here.  

You get to immediately expense the residual value of the improvement because it is gone.Depreciation is a TAX concept with no relationship to real world.