My realtor and I have been scouring the Minneapolis market and we're in the process of potentially securing additional properties (if the price is right).  

Most of of the sloping occurs in the area of the home that is an addition.

I currently use my ROTH IRA for investing, and am learning that a 401k may be a great additional vehicle.Account Closed could you elaborate on how we could work together?

Thanks again and I look forward to any additional input.

Let me know if you need additional information, such as email address, etc.

Alright, I gotta get through college debt free.I'm well on my way, but I need to come up with another $10,000 or so over the next year in addition to what I already project making.

Recently married an architect and we'd like to explore more seriously leveraging her skills for a potential real estate business investment.  

It really helps for any newbie in the RE to gain additional perspective with the detail you provided.

Additionally, you stated that you read Rich Dad Poor Dad, ask yourself if you think it is the best strategy to buy a primary residence, at market value ("not a killer deal"), live in it for a few years and then hope that you will be able to rent it out for more than your mortgage (and still cover CAPEX, taxes, insurance, property management, vacancy, legal fees, evictions.....etc) Also, keep in mind that you can buy up to a 4 plex with a VA loan (as long as you occupy one of the units for a few years). 

I work full time and plan to continue to do so but would like to add additional streams of "passive" income.