I started my real estate career back in 2009, fixing and flipping homes.

Yes I was thinking about the same thing when it comes to auction there are bigger sharks and already have finances available that shouldn't be very suitable for a beginner.

I'm from Northern New Jersey and just getting started in my real estate career. 

@Cordelle Nugent Sr. congrats on getting your REI career started. 

I found my calling with financial investments (securities, including those related to real estate).Somehow I had the foresight to buy a home early in my corporate career ("buy the biggest house you can afford because housing prices will always go up, the balance on your mortgage will always go down, and your income will always go up").

@Sean Liszka We have a career night at my office every month if you're interested to check us out, send me a message.  

The problem is that I currently enjoy my full-time career, which is not real estate related, and would rather focus most of my time and effort here.

I’m beyond excited to get my career started.

For instance, My first purchase was a duplex in a nice neighborhood of Dover at foreclosure; now that it is newly refurbished and fully rented, it’s a great asset, but selling at current numbers may not be enough of a return to warrant it (I perhaps over renovated) However, positioning it for a longer term hold is very suitable because of its great cashflow.

I bought my first house in February 2017 for $185k with the goal of buying at every duty station during my career.