There are many topics discussed on there that will help you as you decide which discipline of REI is for you. 

It is always good to see others from CT on the forums.What I would say is to do your homework on all of the REI disciplines you are interested in learning more about and see which one or ones you want to focus on. 

@Christian Martinez Hi there, I'm just starting out just like u and I agree with all of the above, to break it down, this us what I have made a habit of doing for 3 months now to prepare myself and to begin heading in the direction I want to go: 1: calm urself down and write a simple plan of what u want to do (ie- buy 1st REI in 6 months - 1 year.)2: write out what u need to do to achieve this (ie- start saving, educate urself, build a network if likeminded people around u, look for contacts and info in ur area)3: finances- pay urself first, have 3 accounts: SAVINGS & INVESTING, EXPENSES, CASHFLOW, put 10% for savings and 10% for investing into ur S & I acc, if u tithe 10% to ur church or charity and any expenses in ur expenses acc for any auto payments coming outer to set aside weekly amounts for any monthly payments...reasons for all this is to create a habit, to show on ur financial statement discipline and consistent records of managing ur finances and so u have money for investing.

You should learn how to buy properties without using money or credit and get good at it..This is time where you need to be discipline.

I've gotten mine above 750 now so it's very possible with discipline and determination, all the ingredients you'll need to be a real estate investor anyway!

The key is to have discipline to not take the money and spend it on another liability.  

In an environment such as we presently find ourselves, where interest rates really have only one direction in which to move, you can either pay your lender to hedge the interest rate move (i.e. place a 5-yr or 10-yr fixe rate mortgage) or, if you have the discipline, you can hedge it yourself. 

We use a spread sheet that has all the rooms of a house with each discipline under each room [flooring, paint, wall repair, switches, fixtures, etc].We then have a standard part number from Menards that we use for each item with a price & labor amount attached.This allows me to order the entire job online and have it delivered to the job-site.  

This takes a descent amount of discipline to do the upfront work, but when you need to find something or run a report, you can do it in a couple of seconds.

Working for me to overcome those obstacles: determination that will see me through hard times, a creative mind that will find a way when none presents itself, hard work and discipline enough to take what little education, capital, connections, skills, and experience I do have and make it work.I'm fascinated by REI and believe I can be successful in this market given enough hard work and perseverance.