It wasn't until later in life that i realized I could make a career from it, so I'm currently in transition from someone who has made money off real estate projects to an actual investor. 

I do think it is a good idea if it will be your career. 

I started my "professional" career in the insurance world as a property claims adjuster/estimator and know the game fairly well.

Finish your education, get established in a career with a couple of years of employment and use that time to live the most frugal life style possible to save up the cash needed for the necessary DP and reserves.

As part of my career advancement in real estate investing, I'm looking for access to more capital to reinvest and fund deals.

Hey there guys!I am new to the forum and plan on making my first investment in real estate very soon. I just started working as a leasing consultant (background in accounting), but things are disorganized and I have r...

Having made a career the last 20 years in low balance deals.. you simply cannot price them like a normal loan..

I am planning on starting my investing career as a buy and hold investor.

Blanket loan I know is a popular option but I don't know at what scale that is suitable or not.

I find the stories interesting as I try and see how I could use their experience and lessons learned to my benefit.My latest read is Ray Dalio's book who is the founder of Bridgewater (Very - Very successful Hedge Fund - That I frankly never heard of - Shocking but True)In the book Ray does a great job of breaking down is career, struggles and lessons learned in the first half and then spends time on the "Principles" he wants to share.