Starting my real estate investment journey and using experience as a budding commercial/residential agent to guide my journey as well as the journey of others I interact with.

Get a Heloc on your current home because some lenders will go up to 90% on helocs and then you can maximize the amount of money you have available to you for future investment properties.

I'd suggest buying a turn-key or light rehab as your first investment.

I'm Fred from Boston, passionate about real estate investing.

@Bo Goebel Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

OR should I be saving to just buy an investment property?

I'm Sanusi Kamara from New York City, passionate about real estate investing for 5 years.

I'm [Justin Fairfield] from [Portland, Oregon], passionate about real estate investing for [beginners].

You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.