I would not recommend utilizing a REIT exclusively to save up, but it still better than a savings account.Find a side hustle, mow lawns, flip furniture, and be disciplined enough to not spend it but  do whatever you have to do to save up money while your friends are out wasting theirs and it will pay off.Be willing to live a few years how most people won't, so that you can live the rest of your life how most people can't. — Mastin Kipp

Not a bad idea to have that money available if you have the discipline to not use it.

Highly, highly recommend for anyone in any sort of people management role.General Business and Biography:· The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Sean Covery and Chris McChesneyo Wow, is this book great for leaders attempting to EXECUTE on priorities.

To get the first property, it took a ton of discipline to work 2 jobs on days I did not want to work.

I make decent money my age and am very disciplined with it as well.

Keep a level head, stay true to your goals and be disciplined and the emotional side of this will be much easier to control. 

I see myself pivoting away from my military discipline to be active in RE via sales, development, management, acquisitions etc. 

As you practice this way of life, you will develop habits for you to be a disciplined businessman. 

Mortgage or rent alone will take most of that.....You might want to redo your budget......We are currently living on about $2k a month so we just have to avoid lifestyle creep (which will take a lot of discipline).

There are other ways; to track the county records for the notice of default letters or foreclosure records which some investors have great success at, however, I cannot discipline myself enough to follow up with those.