I think we can appeal to a larger audience then what is currently available.Our podcast is focused towards the people like us just starting out and are willing to do whatever is necessary, through a side business, constant learning, to working 100+ hours a week all in order to achieve the attainable financial freedom Real Estate has to offer.

@Randy Bates I am also a newbie with literally zero experience and simply armed with the knowledge that I have attained thus far from webinars and books.

However, to reiterate what others said, I think you should decide on what your long term plans are and figure out what strategy works best to help you attain those goals.

I guess this is to say, is it better to set an "out there" goal early on to keep hungry, or be more conservative at first to keep it 'attainable' and the progress more palpable?

Your goals of reaching financial independence and retiring early are attainable with your interests of investing in multi-family homes.

The only way you should hold off, is if your ROI's are not attainable during the current market.

That debt will be FAR cheaper and more attainable for a person with solid credit.

How would I go about getting a list of all homes in my area Greenville SC? Do I go to the court house an ask?

Even regulators in the bank sector treat multifamily differently than other CRE assets, and that is because it has an inherent risk aversion to a market cycle.”While class-A apartments will certainly see some dip during a recession, workforce housing should remain stable if not better performing as demand for attainably priced units increases.

I had no established credit, and wanted to attain a high credit score.