This makes Mezzanine Debt particularly suitable for self-directed IRAs as it avoids UBIT (Unrelated Business Income Tax) risk and offers easier tax reporting via 1099-INT.

Reading this list I begin to realize why most burn out and thus not retiring from a successful career as an Agent. 

If you are also living below your means, saving, and reinvesting after tax dollars you can get the ball rolling faster.Nothing ruins an investing career faster than a surprise $20,000 CapEx bill to a new investor who has $2,000 in the bank and just spent every penny they have on a high risk property. 

It is scary to quit your job and change career, but life does not evolve in a straight line and there will always be another job.

Understanding your lender’s required DSCR, typically between 1.0 and 1.25, will help guide you toward the most suitable investment opportunities.

You may be better served fixing your credit rather than involving an equity partner at this early stage of your investing career.  

I have been checking into this idea - find vacant land, determine it's general suitability, find developer and sign the option to lease.

Having money made thus paying for remodeling aspects is much better if I'm going to Hack this home for a labor deal with by master carpenter with 5 years left in his work career, and I can't get full market rent.  

Having been in many aspects of real estate throughout my career my favorites are ground up construction and note investing. right now note investing takes the cake as it can be done in any environment whereas ground up right now is very challenging. 

I’m listening to the BRRRR book now and although I can’t apply directly what many of the ideas are concluding there are a few examples like Mike vs Tom scenario where Mike’s career skills transferred to other creative ways of connecting with potential clients.