Find yourself a small, low cost property and do a simple rehab then sell it.  

Everything is simple and straight forward, but no returns and still high monthly payments in the range of $1600 due to high TX taxes.

If you REALLY care about people and don't just like bitching on forums you can go to page 20 of the thread link I provided and do something as simple as write an email and try to make a difference.

But it's a simple way to deploy a lot of money, and it's all in one location making it easier to manage. 

It's really that simple for any investment.God Bless You!

I'm new at this, please bear with me.I'm not quite getting the home equity concept, can someone define it in simple terms?

Once I do I want to keep it as simple as possible with smaller multi-family properties with lots of room for improvement and go from there.

I never hold earnest money for the simple fact it has no benefit to me to do so only headaches. 

You'll slowly build passive income, equity, and most importantly, you'll learn how to be a landlord and perform simple repairs. 

Hi guys, I am loaded with seemingly simple questions like this, so I've just been asking them as I think of them.