And if you are beginning and studying to buy that first piece, you're an investor.Its like the levels in baseball. 

The oldest is 18 and is being recruited by 5 Ivy league colleges as I write this.

To give a background he is 22 and about to be earning stable income in the Navy by the end of this year and I am 20 years old playing baseball in college not currently earning income.

I am a huge sports guy and if you ever need a ringer for basketball or baseball in NY, I'm your man =

I have a ton to learn.I enjoy competitive BBQ cooking and coaching baseball as hobbies.I am interested in wholesaling, rehabbing and investing in rental properties, mainly single-family homes and smaller multi-family buildings (2-4 units).My short-term goal is to wholesale a few deals to get my feet wet and hopefully purchase my first rental property or rehab flip by the end of this year.

I'm not sure to what extent that this new industrial development will have on rents and sales, but either way it's a hot market.BTW I'll be investing in SFRs or multifamilies if I can find a good deal (vacation rentals are a bit out of my league).

@Nick Keesee I think what @Wendell De Guzman was saying that differed maintenance could help you to acquire a property that otherwise could be out of your league.

I'm not sure I'm in that league yet :)Mike

Outside of work, I enjoy playing on an men's league ice hockey team a few nights a week, and flying single engine aircraft.

Just think logically, many major league baseball players pay top $$ for their gloves and bats.