The success of that venture set the foundation for my career in real estate.

Is there anything you wish you had known when you began your real estate career? 

Hey Martin, If you're interested in getting started, you should try to find a career in real estate.

While that would be nice to build up a lot of money and save, however that would just push me back even further from starting my real estate future plans, careers, family, etc.

I’m currently in the save all of money phase, I want a couple years of solid savings and some education before I get started, I’m 33 and have been working construction my whole life so this will be a much different career path for me.

Context: I just moved to Portland, OR and finally decided to pivot careers from healthcare into real estate.

Much of my career for the last decade has been in Cybersecurity, and we feel the same about DOJ and regulations around incidents. 

I had the same uneasy feeling thinking about ditching my W2 job to pursue a career in real estate, when the market turned for the worst.

I am looking to join a mentorship program to help lower my learning curve and until I find it, I am educating myself with books, as well as YouTube University and great advice from the BiggerPockets community.I do work full-time in a career that I love and is very rewarding, but I also know I won't attain my goals with my current job.

It was the purchase that jump started my real estate investing career by providing a high consistent cash flow, and a large capital gain 4 years later.