The earlier you start, the earlier the system attains critical mass and carries itself forward. 

My belief is that becuase of how technology has evolved so quickly, getting access to a phone (which has online capacity) is so much more attainable.

Sellers that use brokers don't choose their list price in ignorance of the commission, they choose it to attain their desired net seller proceeds after all costs including the commission. 

Good question jon with low cash its easy to not attain the best feasible option which as joel mentioned is to buy short for cash direct from the bank.

Tiny houses are generation two of attainable housing and they're better in all sorts of ways, but because of the "newness" cities and counties don't know what to do with them and don't understand the psychographic and/or demographic of people who CHOOSE this lifestyle.As a society, we're right on the CUSP of shifting the outdated status quo, and I don't know about you, I believe this is an exciting time to be alive!

Just make sure your actions are in line with your true goals.If you really want to create wealth and attain financial freedom in a relatively short amount of time with real estate (5-15 years) then spend the time and energy it takes to become a real estate investor that learns the market you are in, master it, and dominate it.Those are choice words... what do others think?

I have an initial goal of attaining $3,000 per month ($36k annually) in income derived from real estate investments in order to supplement my full-time job.To kickstart this post, I thought I'd ask some questions to the community that I've been pondering over the course of my real estate education: First, market timing: I have the sense that the Dallas market has been on the upswing for the past several years, accelerating even more rapidly since the announcement of several major companies (including Toyota) moving to Plano.

While you can definitely find jobs that pay more, it's hard to find a job that pays more and yet allows you to have free time throughout your day.As far as excelling in your business ventures goes, I agree with some of the other comments that a balanced life is not always attainable in relation to those goals.

Notice I put a cording to their projections in quotes because most times what a broker projects/underwrites, especially on smaller deals, is often the best case scenario or not attainable or not realistic.

.: #4 COC ROI of 15%+ with property managerThe first two goals seem attainable at your current numbers