I currently manage a commercial real estate valuation firm with a Certified General Appraiser that has over a dozen years of experience doing real estate appraisals in countless cities, spread across numerous industries.

All this may be a moot point, bank pulled financing today because is a multi unit dwelling even after I told them countless times it is such. 

I’ve done the research, read countless BP posts from some very insightful individuals and have swallowed most of my fears.

So the timing worked out well for me, and I have no need to spend countless hours driving or the time and expense of creating an out of state team.Just to finish my story, my dad did not believe in appreciation investing, thinking it's all a gamble.

When I was working on getting my license I was told countless horror stories about working in Detroit.

I picked up a copy of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book after hearing about it from countless guests on the Bigger Pockets podcast and it really changed my life. 

After numerous hours of dealing with contractors, countless first time mistakes, and $17,000 of rehab costs later the house was finally finished and ready to rent.

There are countless ways to invest in real estate- residential buy & hold, flipping*, value-add (BRRRR), wholesaling*, commercial, hard money lending, development, land, tax liens, new construction, crowdfunding, mobile home parks, short-term rentals, etc.

It's a profession that we do all that work and countless hours and have no guarantee if we will get paid.

I read countless books and attended seminars to build knowledge to prepare for the moment but reading can only do so much for me.