A lot will depend on your bandwidth and time commitment. 2) Once you figure it out, you can look into different niches within the options available for either active or passive investors.3) Educating yourself on the option selected is must.4) Take action once you have the power of knowledge in you.Best!

In Phoenix we are seeing around 7% rent increases YoY which is extremely strong nationwide, but the entry prices to purchase is pushing north and the line up to buy is like 5 deep.Take a look at @David Thompson recent article.

Each person has different learning abilities and drive. 1) If your current job pays well you may be able to learn on your own or pay someone (like a coach) to educate you while on the job. 2) On the other token if you need a push, being a property manager or a commercial broker or a lender, may push you further along in learning indirectly if your drive is not that strong. 

I know just to get the Phoenix are market, it's approx $400 per month, with a 12 month commitment.

I’m now in need of a solid lease agreement as I’m about to start taking applications for tenants.I’ve found a few that look solid but I’m not sure what to trust that I find online and I want to make sure the lease is as strong as possible.Any advice or help or available and reliable templates would be greatly appreciated Thank you!

-Fenced in yard per unit, roof 5 years old, new water heaters within a few yearsFHA 3.5% down (3% of that coming from sales commission)Rents: Local rents vary from $900-$1200Mortgage: $2050I understand this deal will not produce that much cash flow in the short run (Once I convert more equity in the unit I can drop PMI to increase cash flow) Remember, this is my fist deal with little to no money in which doesn't produce a strong cash flow standpoint.

If so, I would very strongly consider the merit of taking on $300k in debt in order to achieve this level of earning potential and perhaps explore cheaper ways of attaining this education.Rather than thinking about how you can mitigate a poor financial decision through real estate, I respectfully suggest that perhaps it's better to not make the poor financial decision in the first place.  

Based on my strategy (that I call Relationship Wholesaling), when you're building a strong relationship with the Seller and really crafting a custom proposal that meets their needs, there's little need to "discuss it" with them (ie talk about it at length or make a big deal of it). 

Thanks, Rob Hey Rob.Your intent is to commit mortgage fraud.  

Congratulations on weathering the storm of being out of work and then rebounding so strongly.