New meme we here and first question.

[Salvatore Leonetti]

Hello all! After months of thinking and seeing where my life is going at my job I have come to realize I don't want a 9-5 job for the rest of my life. I want to be financially free and do so through real estate. I look forward in my beginning career to asking and learning all I can from all of you on here and appreciate all knowledge given to me. My first question would be generally how much should I save before I start on my journey. I know that people can start with none of their money but I think for me I would. I put over 50% of what I make in my savings for my future investments and have realized I can save around 10-12 thousand dollars in 9 months. Is that a good amount of money to work with when I start out? Could it be less or should I save more? Much appreciated for all answers! Thank you!