I support her, but am just not sure how much I want to be involved yet or put my savings at risk.  

We only have one kid to support and she is in her 3rd year at The University of Arkansas.Since she is about 6 hours away we usually only see her on school break times and vacation time around major holidays.  

I am in a different after listening to these podcasts (much gratitude for Brandon and Josh), and I am amazed at how supportive everyone here is with each other.Here is my situation:Newbie investor here, living in Wisconsin and am trying to fund a deal in Detroit.

@Jay Raught, I like the Note investing strategy much better than the other REI strategies, but right now being a newbie, I've gotta go where I have the most local support and that is in the other REI strategies. 

An emotional support animal does not require training.

Personally, I would suggest getting a house in Plano (close to DNT or 75), and take a few months to fix it up, look around, and make your long term decision.   ...basically, what you've probably already decided to do :-)As for the multi-family, the areas north of Dallas don't really support multi-family like other metro areas. 

I know of a partial failed rehab that has had two go-rounds and two abandons because there's a huge sinkhole developing directly under part of the garage and the supporting exterior wall of the house.

I think the biggest problem is finding a rental deal that would support a positive cash flow under that financing 

ARMLS restricts assistants access to MLS for the sole purpose of supporting the broker's real estate activities.

This is a great community for learning and support in your REI adventure.