Granted - these hard money guys don't play around with their rates and fees - but they'll get you more leverage and help you keep the equity requirements lower so that you can build up a strong track record and start taking down deals with your own / immediate family equity. 

Surrounded by deals, build up your arsenal so you not only have the knowledge to take action, but the resources both from a capital and a human power standpoint to capitalize on the situation.

Obviously summer is almost over, but I can build up my team until peak season. 

I currently have a full-time career as a senior engineer in the aerospace industry, but I’ve always been interested in real estate, and I view REI as a way to supplement my future retirement.I’m interested in initially doing fix and flips to build up capital for buy and hold investments in multi-family properties, and I have about $200K in home equity that I can leverage to get started.

It's probably not really scalable, but you can build up a big pile of cash for 1 year or 2 or 3.

I want to use the rent to help me build up a larger emergency fund, to the tune of $20k more than I have right now.

Are you planning to flip and build up more liquidity?

I have a large family and want to build up the ability to leave the 9-5, spend more time with my wife and kids, and serve my community more.

U need money to transact in RE.. other wise become an Agent or a lender and make fee's to build up your money bucket.

It's interesting that many of these VC-backed PMC's, despite having 10k+ properties under management, aren't doing well financially - one of them just merged with another industry-related company also not doing well.Just for fun, here's a partial list of PMC expenses that owners pretend don't exist:Office rentComputers, printers & softwareInternet & phone billOffice furnitureOffice supplies: paper, postage, ink, etc.Office liability insuranceAuto expenses: monthly payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, registration/plate feesBroker license fees: annual, monthly board & MLS fees, continuing education fees, E&O insuranceEquipment: lockboxes, signs, etc.Business income tax preparation and paymentsStaff payroll & payroll taxes Time Tasks: answering phones, calling past due tenants, scheduling tours, taking marketing pics, processing those pics, writing ads, researching rent amounts, posting ads, explaining to owners how rent determined & showing where ad posted, opening & processing mail, posting payments, bank deposits, scanning documents & posting to owner & tenant portals, explaining accounting to owners so they understand their monthly statements, taking pics/videos of repairs, finding reputable handymen and contractors, confirming they're properly licensed & insured and tracking annually, verifying repairs done properly, processing invoices for utility bills, repairs, taxes, city inspections, scheduling periodic property evaluations/inspections with tenants that don't want strangers in their homes, explaining to owners why something is taking so long, and more & more & more...OBSERVATION: many owners only want to pay a flat fee or 50% of a month of rent as a leasing fee - without realizing the repercussions.