I’m drawn to the endless opportunities the Texas market offers and am committed to building my knowledge and skills to make smart, strategic investments.Right now, I’m focused on understanding the basics—everything from evaluating properties and navigating financing to learning about the unique aspects of the Texas real estate market.

I'm just beginning but am considering a bigger commitment in the next five years or so by accessing some or even all retirement funds to buy a building (I'm sure people have thoughts on whether or not that is a good idea!).

You can simply build a relationship with a great Real Estate agent or sign up for Propstream.  

They also told people to stop sitting on home equity and tap into that as an asset to use for education and build a better life.

That is a great nest egg to build upon, and it diversifies your wealth.

We are closing one in 60 days once permits push through in columbus ohio for a new build triplex 

Hello Mike, It is nearly impossible to answer this question without taking a deep dive on the numbers of each but often times in expensive markets like Seattle the cost of construction is so high that it doesn't make sense to tear it down unless you can build something way bigger/nicer.

Hello Mike, Syracuse and surrounding area is benefitting from an influx of tech companies and a huge chip manufacturing company, Micron, which is building a $100 billion fab over the next 20 years. 

I pay for internet for the whole building but I'll split the charge between units and charge each tenant double my cost. 

The only exception is for on-site managers, like you'd find living in one unit of an apartment building and managing the building on behalf of the owner.