Since I was in Texas and planned on staying there, I found out that I was qualified to take a test and become a real estate broker, so I took the test and got a license but I never did that full time.Regardless of what I had, I felt more comfortable in the construction business.  

If you need the income produced by these properties then you cannot buy them in an IRA; that money stays locked up until you hit retirement age.

I'm not sure how long the tax rate will stay low. 

~Stay savvy.

(I was conservative on my estimate when I made the initial post)Current Living Situation: Bought the house a few years ago and we want to stay here.

I know i'm still a long way from that but it doesn't help to start early rightAnyway i was wondering if this was the place for me and if any of you had some good resources for me to check out that could help me Welcome to Bigger Pockets Todd,Stay consistent with posting and reading on here.Always focus on the people first rather than stats and figures.Never forget that team work make the dream work.That's my 0.2 AUD for you lolKeep the dream alive ;)

Not an ideal location for Corporate opportunity....most people who do work corporate jobs commute to the city (Grand Rapids) and this significantly affects how property in Muskegon rents (interest, length of stay, type of renter, etc...)

I started my journey into wholesaling about a month ago.I have fund my farming area and have been driving for $ the last couple of weekends.I have managed to generate about 60 properties now its time to do the work of sending out the yellow letters.I will keep updating my results here and if anyone would like to connect in Phoenix area , DM me and we can exchange ideas.

So we shall stay patient and persistent and usually that produces great results

I explain why more here if you're interested: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2016/01/26/vast-majority-investors-stay-fard-class-properties/