Getting Personal Finances in order before Investing

[Chandra Towns]

Hello,

I have been reading " The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth with Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing". As I'm reading I'm writing my questions down. One question I have is in regards to personal finances. We have a some items we need to take care of now so it doesn 't hinder us or becomes an obstacle in the future.

What are some must -do-first in regards to preparing yourself financially for real estate investing? How long did you take you to prepare yourself (and your family) personally before you started investing?

Thanks,

Chandra