@Mark MaisonneuveFirst off congratulations on two fronts; your engagement and your pursuit of Real Estate. 

Now, I don't want to downplay the role of your personal 'why' - however, in every potential transaction you take part on from this day forward, the 'why' you should concern yourself most with is that of the sellers.As we learn more and more about artful tactics to employ in our impassioned pursuit of the next investment, we must never underestimate the power of truly understanding WHY the seller is selling.

Here’s where I’m going: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8160/69274-time-to-reflect-time-to-set-2018-goals-and-begin-pursuit Like you, I have a W2 but I do want to make REI full time.

Good luck in your pursuits.

Best wishes to you in the pursuit of your goals.

All feedback is welcome and encouraged ;)---READ TIME = 4 minMARATHON INVESTINGThe Pursuit of Wealth, Not MoneyThere’s an accelerating phenomenon across my peer group…we’re going cuckoo for crypto.It’s exciting, intellectually stimulating, financially rewarding…and it’s scaring the cr*p out of me.With incredible short-term wins, crypto hysteria is teaching extraordinarily bad investor habits at an accelerating rate.

My goals for investing in Milwaukee are to create cash flow, and forced equity, to help fuel and drive my pursuit to financial independence.

He is great to work with and will do whatever it takes to help you with your investment pursuits.

The dilemma; is it worth sacrificing self actualization for the pursuit of financial independence through Multi-Family's even though that may require working 3-5 more years in a job that is mundane.

This all means, yes, pursue your goal, but enter into that pursuit with realistic expectations.