Working a regular 8 hour day I would end up being over 12 hours away from home with the commute, be prepared for that lifestyle.

Not willing to give up this lifestyle. 

Otherwise, some book recommendations (these include mostly books on business/lifestyle or buy/hold investing):- "E-Myth Revisited" by Michael Gerber- "Cashflow Quadrant" by Robert Kiyosaki (further builds on the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" foundation)- "Set for Life" by Scott Trench- "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing" by David Greene- "The Book on Managing Rental Properties' by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner- "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod-"HOLD" by Gary Keller (geared toward SFR)-"The ABCs of Real Estate Investing" by Ken McElroy (geared toward commercial investing)"Multi-Family Millions" by David Lyndahl (This is on my list of "To-Reads".

And if you're serious you'll modify your life style short term to create some funds to get started. 

AS for taking action for me real estate is a lifestyle I know no other way to live.. growing up in a Real estate family and getting licensed at 18 and working from that day on.. for 40 plus years.. 

(Lifestyle By Design) 

@Jeff Wallace The position I held with my employer (while very lucrative) just didn't fit the lifestyle I had envisioned for my wife and I.

The resons people rent a SFR over an apprtment accoring what they tell me at showings:- want privacy / not hear their neighbors through the walls- want a yard, maybe have a dog, would like to have friends over for a BBQ - think lifestyle!

That being said I’m making a conscious decision of being more involved in this group.

I have been a landlord for about 25 years and it's definitely NOT the romantic "sit back and collect the checks" lifestyle that some would have you believe.