They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence. 

@Christian Artuso welcome to the forums and on starting your real estate investing journey.

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

Quote from @Timothy Villa: Hey Everyone, I am very to to real estate investing and trying to learn about many of the different strategies.

Akku, solid move getting into real estate early.

Just wanted to introduce myself and enjoying the Bigger Pockets site and forums.

@James Anderson, as a licensed real estate agent, it's pretty straightforward, and I assume my take will be similar to that of other agents. 

In Real Estate, TIME IS MONEY.Getting a rehab loan done quickly is worth paying an extra few points in order to be efficient as you will be able to expand your BRR business which would yield results greater than the increased cost of capital that hard money brings.In order to escape a scarcity mindset you need to understand that money is in theory unlimited, they print it.But can you print time?

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Since you have capital,  focus on the market fundamentals and quality of the real estate.