there is so much support and insight on this platform. also, there are a bunch of meet ups in and around the Nashville area should you want to meet people face to face. this could give you an opportunity to meet people with little to no experience to other investors doing major deals in our area. 

In stocks, I can just cash out and pay whatever capital gains tax is. So

There is so much noise out there that is often incorrect.Real Estate is far too often overcomplicated and confusing.

This is obviously a fallacy; which is why experience and general real estate knowledge of real estate principles is SO IMPORTANT.  

I won't say never, but 1% rule on small multifamily in DFW is so rare, I probably wouldn't even dream of that in today's market. 

The reason we remove the washers and dryers is so we deliver the property without them.

It is so nice!

I was wondering if the 5 person plan is so restrictive as the individual. 

That brings me to my next point: The area you should start investing in depends very much on what your investi g goal is, so: Define your goal.

Of course its never tested because it is so rare for a lawsuit to happen that is not covered by insurance.