I am determined to put in more time into my game to be able to leave behind the rat race.

I'm located in an area where large multi family units are common, I'm VERY interested in skipping the SFH game and get right into investing in commercial apartment complexes. 

I've been in the REI game for a few months now here in the Austin market and to see how fast properties move hands is quite mind-boggling.

My family's been in this game quite a while and have thus seen disgustingly ugly financial crises.

Hi guys,my name is Ed from Anderson SC and after yrs of procrastination I'm finally stepping out on faith and getting in the game.

@Susan Grayson, REI is a fantastic vehicle to financial freedom, but new investors should understand the game a little more before tackling complicated projects.I wish you do well in REI, and learn as much as you can from small-simple properties before placing a large sum of money on bigger projects.Best wishes

Guess on to the savings game again haha.

Instead, I was able to put down 5%, or $12,000, allowing me to get into the game considerably faster. 

Its amazing people were getting so much money for homes back then with no skin in the game. 

Great summary of the necessary groundwork needed to get in the game.