I looked at some of those sites last night (realizing I'd been on them in the past already). 

I'm looking forward to dive in the learn section and soak up all the info I can get.

Been lurking around Real Estate Investing for way too long, time too take the plunge.Looking for anyone interested in working together, creating a Mastermind Group.I know the general consensus is no Gurus, however need to deep dive into the details and learn ASAP!!!

Next time a tenant moves out of one my Dallas multi-family properties I'm going to try posting it on AirBnB for a month.One of my 1BR/1BA goes for $700/mo ($23/nt) in the desirable Lower Greenville neighborhood so if I can get just $75/nt and rent it 15 nights of the month I'm pulling $1125/mo. 

I have money saved but it is SAVED because I am, within the next two months, getting my real estate liscence, quitting my day job, and diving into being a full time Realtor, so point being I may need to live on that money for 6 months to possibly a year while I get my "sealegs" and possibly earn little to no income (amazingly long run-on sentence, sorry).

Networking has been the #1 most helpful thing to me, and if you're serious about investing, when it comes to networking don't just dip your toes in... dive in with passion! 

I was so excited because I think I bought a good deal - cash flows well, bought under the appraised value, most of the units are recently renovated, new roof, new a/c units, etc...That being said, an hour after closing I was alerted that a child in one of the units suddenly passed away in the middle of the night the night before the property was in my possession.  

Are there any threads that really dive into the different assumptions pertaining to different types / ages of property to determine an estimated maintenance cost / accrual for repairs [i.e. something that allocates factors to age of house, roof, HVAC, # of kitchens, # of HVAC systems, etc.] as that would be very helpful for me in the analysis of future dealings.

Couldnt sleep much last night thinking about the best way to put this in motion haha.

@Mark Nolan I appreciate it, I've been spending all hours of the night reading through peoples situations and different strategies out in the RE world.