Purchasing no-equity seconds does enable us to spread more capital among more deals and have greater diversification in numbers.

In forums, it is the same thing except there are no teachers to call on the quiet people to voice their opinions.Statistically, this is not dissimilar to the non-normal distributions that we see everywhere - income distributions, for example.

If/when you decide to move or want to liquidate that equity to redeploy it elsewhere, you have TONS of options that can net you tax-free cash and/or enable you to roll your property value in a nice portfolio of cash flow props in diversified markets.

I am a science teacher and a football coach.  

Either way, if you are looking for an agent, my advice is to find someone with the heart of a teacher and that has investments of his/her own.

I also play guitar, and drums so I get to continue my passion for music because I have created this lifestyle that enables me to have the schedule I choose. 

These are the people you want to talk to.A great teacher of these concepts is Greg Pinneo out of Seattle:http://www.reachreturns.comI learned most of what I know on the subject from him and he hosts free 2-day courses all over the place.

As you said, they are your greatest teacher.

Whichever course or niche you decide on, I would highly recommend that you first read at least one book by authors like Napoleon Hill, Bob Proctor, Jim Rohn, etc. because if you don't first understand the concepts that these men teach, you most likely will fail and then blame it on the course or the teacher.  

She has done some smart Investments and held on to it:-) Didnt know all the specifics but heard in one of the BP podcasts about a school teacher doing amazing things, he also was talking about a 1031 exchange to leverage the tax burden something to checkout.