The money and the credit don't necessarily need to come from you but you need to have the time to dedicate to getting started and the primary thing you need to focus on in the beginning is obtaining all of the Knowledge you can.Pick your REI niche, retail flips, turn key rentals, etc., and then get as much knowledge on that strategy as possible, by whatever means necessary and possible. 

Devotion, and dedication to your project giving your project priority. .

Also, thanks to Josh and Brandon for working so hard to provide us such a great platform.

Congrats @Mike WallaceGlad your hard work and dedication is paying off in a major way!

So here's the deal, I have been interested in flipping real estate and possibly owning rental property as a business for some time now but have never dedicated the time to learning where to start or had the funds to do so.

The RealtyShares Investment Platform,allows accredited investors access to a variety of real estate asset classes, including: Residential, Commercial, Retail and Mixed-Use.

I am very excited to be utilizing this awesome platform for learning and developing my Real Estate investment portfolio!

I do appreciate the dedication and creativity of the owner!

They have a $20,000 minimum so it's a bigger chunk of money than most platforms, but that's likely because of the scale of the total offering.  

What drives those results in many cases is your network, level of expertise, and time to dedicate to managing your IRA.As @Brian Gibbons indicates, notes can be a great asset, especially with a smaller account.