Putting a Team together

[Yusuf Mathai]

So this is my first foray into tapping into the collective wisdom of bigger pockets.

I am just starting out in real estate, and this will be my chosen vehicle towards financial independence. I do have a day job that I love and plan on doing this for a long time to come, but I feel that real estate will allow me to continue doing what I love. 

Over the past year I have tried to do a number of real estate deals, which have not panned out. I have learned a lot. However the biggest lesson for me has been figuring out my investor identity. I have a day job that takes up a lot of my time. Because of that it is difficult to allocate time towards projects like fixes or flips. Also looking for properties requires time that I choose to allocate towards my day job (and getting better at my day job). 

As such I have decided that the only way I can do this business is by first and foremost putting a team in place that will help me achieve my investing goals.

Such a team I am sure has a lot of moving parts. My question (and I know this is very very general) is where do I start with building this team, and who are the most critical members to have in this team.

Thanks in advance to the bigger pockets users who I see helping others on a daily basis