Trying to figure out where to start!!

[Kelly Allen]

Hi there everyone. I am 25 and have been wanting to start investing in rental properties for awhile now...my issues holding me back is 2 very major factors, credit and money!!!! I have been saving and may have a quarter of what I need but I need to be able to qualify for a mortgage my first go round. So I just have to sit tight, save and work on paying credit cards on time. Sounds so far away. I would love to one day own and manage my own properties, probably no more than 8 single family homes or just a 24 or so unit apartment complex. Am I thinking realisticly?