Patience and hard work and dedication Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

And always remember, MOST will try and quit, start and stop, and spew opinions and "you should" and ever so few grind through unphased, head down, chin up, dedicated and achieve the levels all talk about wanting.   

I'm Ana Cantu from Dallas, passionate about real estate investing for a few years now and dedicated full time since the beginning of the year.

I have SEO engineer who quit his full job in finance, went to MIT , got engineering degree and is dedicated to online marketing services.

Then it is important to know what is your investment strategy, risk tolerance, and time that you are going to dedicate in the game.

@James Martin - Have you considered working with a dedicated virtual assistant who can learn your processes and provide general admin support? 

@Bill B. for context, the home is in a dedicated STR community, so it's safe to say there's a 0% chance of running into troubles like you mentioned in Oahu or Las Vegas.Also, like I said, those numbers are 100% made up on the spot.

I used to be very pro low income, but the reality is, it's hard, and most people can't take the amount of work/dedication it takes.I tell everyone, my saying for real estate "When it Rains, it Hurricanes!"

The rest of the day should be dedicated to following up with past leads & going on appointments.- Do not be a secret agent.

Part of your learning process should be dedicated to running comps on properties.