As well, a number of my clients will actually ask their (or other) realtors as they might have good referrals.

I would join a local real estate investing club and figure out what members are actual investors and which are "going to be" investors.

(My company closed, so actually they pulled the trigger.)The OP is making more than triple what my wife and I made.

This helps out a lot and it's great that you actually live in Cal City as well. 

I guess I'm not surprised because when I call my fellows agents, half or more of them can't be bothered to pick up their phone and would rather text, or whenever they actually pick up they always sound like they are at Target or getting a massage in the middle of the day, and not actually working. 

Am I in too competitive of a market (Atlanta, GA) bc there are actually people still buying these deals and ridiculous prices?

I actually noticed this when I got my first water bill after moving here and was like why the heck is this so high?

I know the demand is there just don't hear too many personal stories from people that have actually done it. 

I owe about 60k on the mortgage.Here's my brief 2 cents based on actual experience and #'s.Bottomline to me is what are you goals and does this property meet or is likely to meet those goals within the time frame you desire?

Danielle,To contrary belief, starting small is actually riskier in the RE investment space.