Austin, Texas area - Want to learn more on real estate investing

[Sam Trevino]

My interests regarding real estate are to figure out how to effectively invest in real estate properties with little or no money. I want to figure out how I can translate my overall professional experience into an opportunity that will allow me to work within the real estate field in a non-sales role. My goals would be to learn real estate analysis (in-depth), project management, and how to obtain funding. 

[Robert Melcher]

For me it was prepping (bulletproofing) my home while I found and made an offer on a new residence. I bought the second and the first became my first rental.  I prefer to live in them and do the work myself while keeping my day job.

Its slower than hard money/contractor approach but I'm not doing fix and flip.  I'm doing buy and hold and I'm currently on my 4th in 10 years.

There are no surprises, the houses are fully ready when I move up, and there's sweat equity and appreciation in each of them.  I haven't put the equity to use yet, but at this stage in my life 30-year fixed at the low rates I secured makes more sense than anything with a balloon an refi-requirement.