Atlanta Housing Authority has increased it's rents recently and the City of Atlanta zipcodes, 30310,30311,30314, 30315, 30331, are paying excellent rates. 

I am not sure about your “why” behind the investments, but as an expert on Texas coastal investment properties, good choice!!

You can do this from your 9-5, from the cashflow of your current investments, or both.Pure OPM - invest several times on your own to demonstrate your excellence and your non-newbie desperation, then allow others to invest with you.Simple OPM . . . not pure - forget all that experience, bro! 

@Bob Foglia, It's a personality choice. 

That's an excellent deal!

There are a lot of factors like personal choices and goals that would play a role in which entity you might want to go with.

I thought that if an excellent deal came up, a hard money lender could be used until the HELOC cleared.

My choice was easy.

Anything else I can do besides write It down for an accountant and save receipts.Also, I have an excel sheet of all my expenses that I spent fixing up one of the units.

Get everything in writing signed and initialed.I would not give them a choice.