"FNG" wanting to get into rentals

[Roy Steven Barnes]

I'm just starting to educate myself in REI. I don't have cash to start in rental properties, which is where I want to be. I do have equity in my current home. My question is, doing a few fix/flips to build up cash for a down payment better than using my equity? I work in construction and there really isn't anything I can't do myself to renovate a property. Or, is the profits of fix/flips over?