Also, more people seem to be choosing trade schools over traditional colleges.

Education (K-12, High Ed, Trade Schools) 2.

The trade-off that I don’t accept is that service would suffer.

Both can align with your goals—just weigh the cash flow vs. upfront cost trade-off!

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In 2017 I had zero debt, a good job and was leveraging my 401k… I have traded that philosophy to acquire large amounts of debt, no 401k or IRA contributions and now have the freedom to control my own financial destiny.Below are the steps I took to remove myself from my W-2 (and 30 years of working for someone else) and obtain a career as a real estate investor:Step 1 (Education): Read and listen to as many books and podcasts as possible.

So it looks like you trade a second lien.

@Chris Blackburn, while I can't speak to this specifically, there are a few red flags I see in your post.1: A Realtor has to be a member of the national association of realtors, an industry trade group primarily focused on your typical home buyer.  

Those duplex's my clients bought are now trading high 400s low 5s .On the flip side my current project in Canby Oregon I am alble to negotiate 1 to 1.2% for the buyers Brokers these are 700 to 1 mil each..

Using a GC you will have less headaches as you'll have one point of contact and they will coordinate schedules between the various trades.