This is my first gig as a landlord, but I worked as a business analyst and accountant for Fortune 250 companies for 30 years.  

I'm currently doing the 9-5 Gig as a staff accountant for a major supply company in the Northeast but am interested in getting into rental real estate.

Real estate investing (at least initially) should be your side gig as you develop your business / profession to maximize earned income.   

I work a 9-5 gig as a project manager and am looking to add buy-and-hold rental properties as alternative income streams.  

I'm a pilot too but just for fixed-wing (and just a side gig as an CFI for fun).

Real estate, unfortunately, is currently a side gig as it is not something that can fully support me at this time.

He tells me that there's some pretty significant benefits for getting my license, but I have to preface that with the fact that I have a regular W2 and am not going to work anywhere near a full-time gig as a realtor; I'd be surprised if I had more than 100 hours in a year in it total.

I'm self-employed, and have a fairly decent gig as an airbnb consultant/property manager, but I just started in April, and my last 2 years tax returns show very little income.

If you don’t mind living at home I agree with everyone here just keep that gig as long as you can and save some bucs!

I brought with me quite a few contacts from my last gig as an Acquisitions guy, but now I have folks from one end of DFW to the other.