I'm all about automating processes at my job and would love to transition that to my eager new interest in REI. :) Thanks

(I"m just starting out as well).I too am confused at the Charles --> Dave transition.

Offering to help them find somewhere else (if you used an agent they may be able to offer advice) may also go a long way in making the transition a bit easier.

I'm Derrick, a 27 year old from the Los Angeles area currently living and working full-time in San Francisco as a technical project manager.I've built up a good amount of capital from saving and investing in the stock market the past 7 years and was looking to transition into real estate when I discovered BiggerPockets a month ago.

I've been browsing the forums for a while now and I can't even begin to explain how many of my gray areas have transitioned Lol...it amazes me how genuinely helpful everyone is and how much knowledge is just floating around!...

Instead, use it as a way to make money and educate yourself in the space during a hot market, then transition back to an investor when things cool off.Other options would be to flip SFRs or go work with/for a developer... this would be a good way to get yourself on the path to becoming a developer yourself someday. 

I transitioned from the big stuffy corporate job to full time real estate.  

Evidence is that people buy houses no mater what the interest rate and curiously the rate of buying (# of homes sold per capita) remains a fairly steady no mater the rate except during periods of rapid transition. 

How close is public transit?

We are more worried about the transition with the lender and what they'll say about us renting the home out.