I have read a few different books about real estate investing but have no actual deals under my belt.

I really like fixers and my husband is a carpenter so we'll probably stick with them but who knows maybe after we have a few more under out belts we may branch out.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend whytehouse's advice to use your money for a night out, but he was referring to leveraging your money through financing.I would recommend getting some experience under your belt first, and then leveraging it with a bank.

Glad to see you've got a few under your belt and look forward to hearing of more.

I'm a new investor with 1 rental property under my belt.

Once you can vividly picture in your mind how you will act when you many deals under your belt, then all you need to do is duplicate that picture in your mind.These are all I have time for, I will shoot to add more later.

Dan, I AM A QUALIFIED INTERMEDIARY with 22 years in the business, 60,000 1031 exchanges under my belt and I'm one of the handful of founders of the industry trade group - the Federation of Exchange Accommodators.

I've got my tool belt on and a sledge in my hand.

The lists seem to generally focus on long term population and job growth.I wonder though, if the list is self serving for HomeVestors, as they are based in Dallas, and likely do a lot more deals in the sun belt vs. the rust belt.

Jumping into an apartment complex without some experience under your belt may be very profitable, but you will lack the fine tuned skills that may handicap your returns while you adjust to the learning curve.Zillow's zestimate can be good too.