@Ryan LudwickStart your real estate investment journey by leveraging engineering skills to analyze markets, spot trends, and build a team.

For analytical activities I still leverage trusty Excel and other data crunching tools. 

Invent a global tax (Carbon Tax) and invent a token of credit against those tax's (carbon credits) and shazam a market where traders can buy, sell trade, option, leverage, hedge against these and the flow of them.

Also what is the max leverage?

My wife and I own four units and we’re making the jump to double digits. Do you take out a second mortgage on an Airbnb that you never wish to sell that’s almost paid off  or do you take out 100 grand against your pri...

It takes about 10 years of never missing a payment, using light leverage relative to your income, and using a tiny fraction of your available credit card limits.

If I invested $100k in the year 2000 using the same leverage and no extraction of value in both San Diego and Cleveland, which investments do you think would have the better cash flow over the hold?

Do not think you can just start an investment company with 15k (that is reserves only on one property).Work for the next couple of years while you all learn and use your skills to help build the foundation of a future company and leverage your relationship with the alumni to see some of his properties and learn.

I hope they are an even better experience beyond the credential wall.Congratulations on joining, it's a great tool for leveraging your real estate investing.

Definitely leverage the resources here to network and learn from experienced investors.