(I'd do it for free but hey an extra $5k won't hurt.) 

My thinking was to get to 4x my expenses using B&H RE, leave the 9-5, then put all the extra cash flow  into a more retirement-friendly investment vehicle.

Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there I found out that I was qualified to take a real estate broker test without having to take anything extra so I got the license.  

Most people who own there bought years and years ago, and the people buying now, research suggests are using OPM to borrow for down payments mainly parents, or selling and moving up.Most people are NOT investors, when they get a raise they say: We have an extra 1000/m coming in, that means we can afford a bigger house new car etc.I think personal finance is important, but if everyone knew how to maximize there $, I can imagine there would be a lot less left on the table for us. 

I'm an at-home Mom who is turning her passion for fixing things into the  new career and the extra income and lunch money I need.  

Of course I own more than 1 property so an extra month or 2 without rent to find a tenant with verifiable income is just a small blip on my radar.I also use PM's for almost all of my properties and without verifiable income, application is rejected.  

Renting vs buying.....I was thinking of purchasing a home that I could do some extra work to and turn, no major over-haul, something simple....I have done this several times and have done well (just not in the Fort Worth area).

When I sold my home in another state, I wanted to stay an extra 7 days to close and coordinate with the movers and you’d think I asked for their first born.

However, is an extra 4% gain per year, on 150K (6K per year) really worth the loss of control?

I also set up a side room and did Air BnB to earn some extra money.