Your W-2 income as is a tremendous asset in creating wealth through REI. 

Interacting face to face will help tremendously with forming those critical relationships to aid your progress.

@Lauren Hogan, here's mine:  Bigger Pockets has saved me tens of thousands of dollars and tremendous headache by steering me from making bad, uninformed decisions that I could have made had I not gained from the experience and knowledge of others through BP.

I don't think there is a 100% way to avoid these things happening, but being diligent in your process can help tremendously! 

The amount of information is tremendous.

I learned a tremendous amount of insight and value on how to analyze and underwrite not only commercial deals, but small multifamily as well.

I have strong experience and tremendous drive.

I know Texas is under tremendous scrutiny for these types, and other, creative transactions.

The market has created a tremendous opportunity to build wealth.

Saginaw is growing tremendously and I hope it flourishes within the next years.