Doing Real Estate Full Time?

[Will K]

I've been considering real estate for a long time, which mostly includes reading books on active real estate investement, scanning RE websites, and putting in some lowball offers on homes within 1-2 hours of me. I am an electrical engineer by education, but I've realized the last few years I like the business aspect of things, and think this would be something I enjoy doing full-time.

Because I don't have the capitol or the experience to jump right into it, I have decided I would like to get into project management for smaller projects, such as single family or multifamily homes. I would like to use the rennovation and coordination experience I gain from this job to eventually start my own real estate renovation and investment company.

I would love to hear from experienced BPers who do something similar, or perhaps works in a construction/project management position for a smaller company. How you got started, what the hours are like, experience, are you typically inside or outside, or whatever else would be awesome to hear. I am sure there is a whole range of jobs that could be related to this, but I am not 100 percent certain of what I want to do, so I would love to hear about what type of jobs are out there!

-Will