@Nicholas Nocella - Congrats on starting your real estate investing journey!

If you want real cheap go to the local food bank.  

Right now, I am an aspiring real estate agent specializing in investment properties while also in the process of developing an app!

@Alejandro Martinez I'm a fellow Canadian from just down the QEW from you (Hamilton) and moved to Orlando just over 5 years ago to invest in real estate full-time. 

Here are some practical tips and insights based on my experience managing a real estate fund and working in this field.First, setting realistic expectations.

My advice would be is to talk to multiple investors who have real world, actual success-based experience in flipping over a sustained period.

Hi everyone I’ m interested learning real estate investing and grow my portfolio. 

This was my second foray into real estate investing, the previous one being through a “full service” turnkey provider.

What portfolio allocation do you want between stocks and real estate?

@Chantelle LewisRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.