As for me personally, I started with a SFH, which is how I cut my teeth in REI. 

On the other hand, when I grew up (before BiggerPockets) we didn't talk about it - we wrote down goals and then went out and punched life in the teeth...then, once we did something, we talked about it...Understand something.

Purchase price: $199,900 Cash invested: $32,000 Cutting teeth on 1st investment.

Since my husband and I have been toying with the idea of moving out of state for the past few years, we’re thinking that house-hacking a multi-family property might be a good means of cutting our teeth in REI.

Since my husband and I have been toying with the idea of moving out of state for the past few years, we’re thinking that house-hacking a multi-family property might be a good means of cutting our teeth in REI.

Since my husband and I have been toying with the idea of moving out of state for the past few years, we’re thinking that house-hacking a multi-family property might be a good means of cutting our teeth in REI.

Steve I have one of eachMy daughter got a 4 year degree from Davis and is now semi senior management at Intel knocking down some fat checks.My son is a GC and is building 3 homes for me right now.. but he cut his teeth doing small rehabs for us.. then trained himself to be one heck of a finish carpenter to now he can build them as the GC from ground up. 

I made the decision a long time ago to hedge my investments pretty heavily because I cut my teeth in the legal field by litigating major insurance companies on claims they refused to pay out - it isn't a common thing, but it does happen more than people expect.

I have always heard they are nasty and have sharp claws and teeth.  

Note, lending attorneys are not the same as real estate attorneys and they can be as rare as hens’ teeth.