You should continue to pursue what you are doing.  

I’m pursuing REI as that something.

I recently left the position to go out on my own and pursue REI full time.

I intend to pursue that one, but thought I should probably talk to at least 3 companies.  

I am anxiously pursuing financing for my second rental in Lancaster, PA.

I'm really impressed with what you already have going on and the fact you're pursuing these bigger deals is very motivating to me!

@Steve Vaughan any ideas as to what would be the simplest strategy to pursue for a newbie from subject to, master lease or should I just focus on buy and hold?

I have application with clean background checks and credit score of around 680Income to rent ratio is 2.5.I have asked for a consigner.However I am wondering if There are any other options worth pursuing to mitigate the risk - such as ask for 3 months rent as deposit instead of one month ?

I kind of made the Carleton Sheets comment as a joke, but making a point that I was already pursuing real estate at 16. 

Hi All, While shifting gradually (15 years) from IT to real estate (10 years now F/T) and building a portfolio for self and others I'm actively pursuing to unlock equity in order to ramp up either residential or mixed use value-add properties in designated farms in Central to Northern New Jersey.Always open to J/V, sharing & learnig for a win-win.Chees!