My focus has always been, more or less, on buy and hold multi-families, and my constellation of companies orbits around that pursuit.I've heard med students say something similar -- they went to school, started learning and discovered, quite unexpectedly, that a field they'd never considered was fascinating to them.

@Joel Owens Interesting, I'm becoming more fascinated with retail as time goes on.

To tell you a little about myself, I am a 20 year old student who has always been fascinated by REI (house flipping in general) and I want to learn the game and take over the Southwest Florida area.

I've never been this interested and fascinated in anything else in my professional life!

This is fascinating.

I was fascinated at their total lack of bedside manners or gratitude for my cooperation (as a former owner). 

I have always been fascinated with real estate, thoroughly enjoy the whole process, so it seems like a great fit!

I may be on the wrong track, but I was thinking that being occupied making a a living for the time being in a field where I am constantly seeing, showing, selling property that it would expose me more to an area I know little about but am fascinated by.I also thought that by virtue of industry itself, I'd gain access to multiple data resources that would combine info for work and for self.As a novice, wouldn't learning real estate help with future intended investing, while earning an income as I learn?

I am a 19 year old college student in Michiana (southwest Michigan/Northern Indiana) and have been fascinated with investing/cashflow ever since I read Robert T.

@Dave Van Horn I heard your podcast today.....Fascinating!