I have a job that also affords me a lot of spare time in my schedule and I'm looking to use that time to begin/continue/grow a real estate portfolio.

@Orlando Johnson- If you were going with 6% real estate agent fees the $12,500 number is incorrect. 

I found this property through my network of local real estate professionals.

Hi Hunter, I taught for 13 years in Clayton and Henry County, GA before switching into full time real estate.  

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

The Creative Investor Meetup is designed for beginning to advanced investors who would like additional strategies when constructing deals.All aspects of real estate investing will be covered including (but not limited to) - Wholesaling, Flipping, Buy and Hold and Commercial with an emphasis on Creative Financing.

Hello everyone, I'm a new investor just starting out. Just leased out my 3rd brrr.
long ways to go, lots to learn.

Trump is talking of selling off government buildings and getting the federal government or GSA mostly out of the real estate business. 

Now I need to find a real estate agent(I am "interviewing" a couple now), an accountant to speak to and of Course a lender.

Real Estate Professional = 750 hours and more time on real estate than anything else.