This profession can be tough, especially when starting out for reasons mentioned above, but it is also extremely rewarding, fun, and allows you the freedom to live life the way that you want to live it rather than sitting in a cubicle being yelled at by 4 different bosses about a deadline.  

I am truly excited about the prospect of entering the real estate market and creating a path toward financial freedom for my family.

and I know we were saying the podcasts have become a little rote, but the latest one is actually really, really good - it's David Greene, Dave Meyer and Rob Abasolo talking about "cash flow" and "financial freedom" and quitting your job to "do real estate." 

The latter will be pushed by your lack of a job or pursuit for quicker financial freedom.

More freedom to live.More people seem to crave community living w/ like minded people.

For a while now I've had a burning passion to strive for financial freedom, experience is the only thing hindering my performance right now.

I have always looked at real estate investing as a way to have more freedom in life if I can just figure it out.

If you're curious, I wrote about this for BiggerPockets recently: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/gaining-financial-freedom...   

This allowed us to have some freedom to grow and expand from there. 

They get pricing from all over the market - JPMC, BoA, Freedom Mortgage, CMG, what have you.