The ultimate "end" goal for us is to create the financial freedom by our early 40's (about 15 years) to allow us to spend extended summer vacations with our east and west coast families.I am a bit of an Excel geek, and have spent countless hours analyzing both multifamily and vacation rental deals using a modified version of J.

It is my understanding that Lehman's failure will expose a countless number of these smaller institutions.

How to analyze a deal, what market to choose, how to find a mentor, what niche is best for you, etc are all topics and titles of countless BP articles and many real estate and investment books cover this extensively.Find something you can bring to the table to help or benefit others and build up on that to make yourself an invaluable asset and then others will be glad to help/mentor/partner.Try answering these questions by looking for the answers yourself.

I am ready to jump fully into the real estate investing game. Real

There are things I learned that I'd have to spend countless hours digging through YouTube and BiggerPockets to find something reliable.

I met the investor once and talked to him via phone countless of times.  

Return on investment is lower.I've appraised countless rental property in BH / PO.Rental property in this area is a store of value.

You're going to spend countless hours a giant pile of money before you make a dime of revenue. 

I've been to countless workshops, bootcamps, and 3-day intensives.

I have read countless books and my goal which assists with my pasion is to be free or nearly free and be able to quit working an outside job someday.