If you’re looking for an REI strategy state your financial objectives, resources and time frame and ask for suggestions.  

Your best bet is to read information from public blogs that approach both options objectively.

If money were no object, do you have a specific property (whether it's for sale or not) and address that would be an ideal first investment for you?

I was soooo obsessed with the gator method and basically for me it was the shiny object syndrome I guess, I went from so obsessed to just completely lost interest in it.

•Continue building your Paydex Score (80+) and Experian Intelliscore.4.Leverage Credit to Access Funding:•Once you’ve established some business credit history, work with a business funding specialist to secure $50K–$250K in lines of credit.

My objective is to buy about an acre of land, that is already leveled, access is being done, and utilities are going to be 5 feet from the property; and then build 3-4 shell retail spots on my plot, owner occupy one of them with a business and lease out the others.I am meeting with a developer this weekend, but have some wrong numbers regarding the average cost of building a shell space. 

They objectively do not have the same opportunity as Boomers did.

Section 8  rates (and lower) will also give you a rough idea of what your market rent will be.Yours is an object lesson in the mistake of buying what you can afford up front rather than what is a good opportunity.People just starting out should only buy local, that they themselves can inspect and get a feel for.

There are several objectives on this investment:  A. 

In addition, since the rule changes, it seems like many agents are delaying the whole conversation until the very last minute when the buyer has little or no opportunity to object, research, or think about what they are agreeing to, without risking losing the home they just decided to offer on.