The last point that I would make is you need to get into 3-4 pillars of the business that you will have for the long haul of real estate.

Hello BP Community,I have  been a BP lurker for many years and after falling out of love with retail real estate- I am oh so READY to get into investing (my first true love).

To thrive in real estate investing, you must maintain a firm grip on your finances.

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

The real estate agent doesn’t pay for problems.

Method of choice was looking for potential properties online using redfin then when I had run simple numbers I would drive by each property and its neighborhood and if it was worth pursuing, I would schedule to see the property through the selling agent.

I have lived and worked real estate in both Fayetteville and Phoenix currently in Mesa.They are both great but the strategy is a little different.

Real estate is slower to get into so I would first look to switch job wise and see if you can get a a higher paying attorney job.

I'm in the Atlanta market, and with hard money loan fees and agent fees (5.5%), I've found it extremely challenging to find a profitable flip.

That is part of the problem with a lot of companies (I am not knocking insula as dont have all the info/facts just stating how the business works), they engage brokers to get them loans and the brokers collect a small fee. unfortunately many of the brokers may be similar to real estate wholesalers - have little to no experience.