@David Overcash I am sure we do know some of the same people.

People can watch/listen to podcasts, but the only way to get into RE is making that leap.Just shot you a message!

I think too many people move on to property number two and three before property number one is really in good shape and later they regret it.

I think when you start you need to make sure you work with people who are reliable.

I got caught and lost my money and more and more people are also reporting similar circumstances. 

Later on, I started voting on people that took the time to answer my post or question if I liked their answer.

When I see newer people expecting to find full cash out deals from out of state sourced from a wholesaler or agent I know they are setting themselves up to fail 99.5% of the time.

Take people's advice and also dont take people's advice, make a decision that best fits your situation. 

Depending on the type of commercial you want to get into my suggestion is to go work for a company that does commercial real estate as learning from people who do it and getting paid at the same time is not a bad strategy 

I've seen other people in the forum who simply use independent savings accounts but it is not clear to me if that is legal.