As I'm gaining more experience in investing and learning more I wonder what opportunities are out there for other related fields that could boost my skills as an investor.

Wonderful!

That seems like it is a bit aggressive to me and I am wondering if they had a securities attorney vet it.

I'm looking at flooring for the living room, hall and possibly the kitchen and I'm wondering if spending the extra money for engineered hardwood would be worth it?

I know IRS will get a chunk of this but am wondering if there is any legal way to invest this money in our home without them getting so much?

To me it's a waste of time and money as there are other ways to find motivated sellers, not people wondering what they might get...I know they can be sent to motivated people, I'd rather call them....anyway....Approach them saying you'd like to get into RE investing.

If a tenant with a long lease needs to leave, I'll get a run around about rent, have to wonder whats going on, discover they [i]appear to be gone[/], then deal with handling and abandonment situation.

I've saved enough $ such that living off the rental income would be easy (once invested), and in the meantime, I don't spend much $ so this wouldn't effect my finances much.Essentially I was wondering how this might affect my ability to get a loan?

I've wondered the same thing.

I was wondering how could I get this house even though it's under contract?