And it is ideal for the attorney or accountant because it provides not only easy income, and good brand-building, but it also keeps them in touch with what the real players in the market are doing every day.Just a thought.But this vague idea that a new real estate investor should "assemble a team" before starting to invest is ridiculous.It sounds good, but how does it work?  

Lenders take kindly to a good employment record with W2 income, so that's been beneficial.My real estate investing is at the grass roots level, interfacing with tenants and participating as a community player to enhance the livability of our community.

If we add to the fact that the majority of big players in the industry appear to be long standing multi-billion shops who "apparently" scoop up the competition without a breath, then this entire industry appears totally out of reach.It is very common for me to have a conversations with non-real estate professionals who never heard of basic concepts such as "cashflow" or "leverage" specially applied to real estate.

Some larger, national players will offer more "traditional" training.

You need to build relationships which doesn’t happen overnight and get to know who the players are and network.

Cycles turn over, Sectors move in sympathy with their largest cap player l, and markets correct.

Find off market deals and bring them to major MF syndication players.2.

Let the big players who have the cash to burn and tons of experience to bail them out, look for the best market in America.

Find the big players in Chicago on BP.Add the keywords "Chicago" and/or "Illinois" to the BP keyword alerts.

The best piece of advice there if you go that route and get licensed is to find a brokerage that offers educational opportunities and shadow the major players at your company.I would also say Construction manager would be just as good but having worked in construction for years, I can tell you it's not an easy job to obtain.