How did you start?

[Daniel Becker]

I'm currently saving up for a decent down payment on a property and have $12,000 saved so far. I'm wondering for those of you who have gotten a few deals in, how did you start once you had the money? Did you have people like a real estate agent, contractors, bookkeepers, a CPA, and all of those other roles already on your "team" or did you just purchase the first property and find people for those roles as you went? Thanks for any replies!