Hey Justin, I am stationed at Ft Bragg at the moment for some training, and yes that is exactly what I am doing is just educating myself as much as possible so when I get out I can launch right into it.  

I don't claim to know everything. didn't you read my post about condominiums?

I would like to start with a small home for a first time home buyer.After I have a few single family homes under my belt, I would like to try to redevelop an old industrial building into high end condominiums.  

When Keith is ready for the launch.. go pro.

To help me launch, especially with the buy and holds, I flipped a few properties first to really build that nest egg.

I am not against notes in any way, performing or NPL (Non-Performing Loan), as its one of the best strategies to work with, just commenting on the retail level for NPL juniors, and that is why we launched our NPL fund, so we can legally pool investors capital so we can take down those larger pools at the prices of yore. if you are an accredited investor per IRS regulations, please contact us for more info. 

I work with a lot of Condominium property managers on the south shore.

Then when you're out of debt in a couple of years, you'll have a placeholder balance in place as a launch point for your investing program.

I began looking into REI as a launching pad to my goal to provide reasonably priced rentals for low-to-middle income families while establishing a passive income stream for myself.

Going to bump this up...Just recently launched his "product", but I'd avoid this one too.