New Investor - Intimidated

[David Rohrer]

Hi everyone! I am excited to start this journey into real estate investing, and have begun the process passionately, already doing tons of listening and research and just talked to a lender yesterday.

Here's the thing: I'm not risk-averse. I seek risk and I'm 25, so I know now is the time to take risks. Even though I will do my due diligence on any property a buy, with a conventional loan on a multi-family rental being ideally 25% (about $60k in my area - Indianapolis), I find myself feeling intimidated at the idea of sinking a little over half my cash into something that is technically a risk.

Advise for a cautious but excited new Investor?