Right now I am in the study and evaluation phase and I may not need the TSP loan by the time I get to the first deal, but just trying to soak in the pro and cons of all options.Your feedback is definitely some strong food for thought on why it might be preferrable to avoid a TSP loan or keep it as a last resort when I am sure I can pay it back quickly.Thanks again for the thoughtful comment.Sincerely,Joe

A friend turned me onto Bigger Pockets and A Better Life with Brandon and I feel like I'm trying to soak up as much as I can to learn before making my first real estate moves.

I have been a lurker on these forums and soaked up a lot of knowledge so thank you all.

Whoever would be the best fit for you I would join their group, soaking up all I could and following the steps they found to be successful.   

What’s most important for me is really just trying to get my skin in the game with as little seed money up front as possible until i get on the positive side of the flip, I have everything ready to flip a house in a month but with people getting cold feet when I’m ready to pull the trigger it makes it hard to be able to build trust and start making headway!

Otherwise they won’t pay any commissions and you could get soaked out of pocket reimbursing your agent. 

So the conclusion is that it will just come down to "planting the seeds and reaping the harvest" at a later date."

Cat urine will soak into the baseboard, subfloor, drywall etc....anything that has pores.

I'm attending my first meeting on Wednesday couldn't be more excited about soaking up RE knowledge and meeting teams and individuals who are active in my market 

Been trying to soak in as much information as I can through the forum and books, currently reading "Hot to Invest in Real Estate", have read, "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing", "Short Term Rental, Long Term Wealth", "Rich Dad Poor Dad", and "The Book on Investing In RE with No (and low) Money Down".