We plan on making a trip to CLE soon to check out thel properties on my strong potential list.

Real estate is a fantastic way to build wealth, and protect it, if you are careful and leveraged with how you buy, hold, manage and sell.I agree that when starting, you may be better off with a strong single family home rental.

You would need either an emotional reason to sell (like me- I decided I don't have time to be running Airbnbs), or you have a strong negative view of your market and want to cash out, or you would need to be in a market with very low cash flow (where you would eventually hit your Debt to Income limit, capping the amount of total real estate debt you can have).

I’m looking for strong recommendations for solid rental property book keeping (e.g. financial statements and the health of a property month-to-month).

Hi, Tom,To my knowledge, there is no way to access cashflow prior to 59 1/2 without taking a withdrawal (or a loan and I strongly recommend against that) from your 401k .

I waited until they opened each parcel up to offers before I jumped in and made a strong offer.

After the 3 year private money loan is paid off the property will cash flow very strongly.

Second, I'm in a similar building profession, architecture.

She's extremely sharp and someone you'll want to develop a strong relationship with. 

@Sam Collins I don't know the Houston market but what I'm seeing on a macro level is that the market is still strong.