I'm an educator, a personal caocher and business advisor and since my kids has grown up 10 years ago I started doing real estae in Israel, where I live.A few years ago we went into some 3rd party investments in the USA, as part of an LLC group of investors- one in Manhattan and one in Atlanta.Based on the experince I have with those market (as well as Newtom MA, where I lived for 3 years) I lately decided to choose Milwaukee as my next market, focusing at the moment on single family houses.I'm looking into 3/2 single familiy houses to buy and will be happy to work with local agents and build a team.

I am a new investor in Texas, and have spent the last half year educating myself on anything real estate investing related.  

I'd suggest investing in a market with a strong economic base and growing job market.

I would prefer if my money isn't used to his benefit as he still owes me a lot.  

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Start by reading the Ultimate Real Estate Investing Guide: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide/introduction2.

Welcome to BiggerPockets and best of luck investing Tabatha!

@Paul @Paul Hurtubise especially family, it's not a law and you can do it yourself, but yes record a second deed of trust if you want money from them.Good Investing...

If you find a local realtor and loan officer who specializes in investing in your area, start having conversations to get up to speed on your market.

The best information on this topic is a book written 42 years ago “invest in debt” by Jimmy Napier