One approach that worked well for me is to define the income level I need to have in retirement.  

Section 8 is pretty much defined by the more dependents you have the more money you get and the larger house you are entitled to...larger houses rent quite fast. 

Such a broad question it's unlimited if you want the real answer since there will always be a portfolio lender out there who will do make sense lending for you if you have enough sizzle on your personal financial statement and you can document your ability to handle your financial affairs in a prudent manner.Conventional is 10 if you want the simple answer and FHA is max 7 properties including the subject primary property per HUD. 

Do they have well defined processes and schedules? 

I understand that this is a broad question so I am going to explain my money situation.

Done it from scratch twice and didn't pull a dime from my biz the first year either time...The sooner you can do deals the sooner you'll realize that you wanna be an employer instead of employee, but at this stage you should be focused on making contacts and learning while getting a paycheck IMO.My best advice to young people is to remember to define 'success' for yourself.

Definately start small.

***This will be my first investment property***Thanks for any adviceHere is how they define the coverage:Personal Liability - Each OccurrencePersonal Liability provides protection if someone makes a claim or files a suit against you (or someone covered by the policy) for accidental personal injury or property damage and the cost to defend any such claims or suits against you.

I've been thinking of going to a grad school but that's a lot of time and money that could be invested in a better way, or taking some courses that could bring me a broad perspective of this world.So my first question is, should I take a course to get licensed as a Real Estate Agent?

I wouldn't call that a true Mansard roof, and the style isn't something of a time period or anything that would be defined (i.e.